creativity – Poetry

Posted on September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 by Aonepoetry · 2 Comments

Paradox Of Diversity

We live in a nation of diversity
We survive through the paradox of diverse cities
In divide all we have is insurgency
In unity is how we overcome adversity
How difficult is it to achieve peace and tranquillity

They say we can only be independent as a unit
But our identity is what unifies us in spirit
Yet we allow divide to conquer us in public
We throw our humanity and suppress our ethics
All in the name of some ethnicity that we inherit

Before any identification came Adam and Eve
Before you typecast me I plead you see through my humanity
There is beauty beyond the eye in diversity
I am sure you all can tell from your experiences of daily activities
Or the joy derived from dressing in our natives for the Independence festivity

They say stability of unity comes from the spirit of equality and Oneness
I say the beauty of our unity comes from the strength in our diverseness
Only together can we achieve feets that are countless
What connects us are more than that which separates us, so do the maths
And you will find there is Unity in Diversity

Hate it or Love it we are all pieces to this puzzle called Nigeria
I do not have to know you for us to have the same criteria
We might be two sides of a coin but when you flip, I flip the same
So when I point at you in blame, I am only putting my name to shame
There is Unity in Diversity and this fact remains the same

They say what divides can also multiply
So when we unite, the result is something we cannot quantify
Sixty Two years later, it is time to ask ourselves why
Why am I frightened by the notion of adversity
Why am I blind to the fact that there is Unity in Diversity

Posted on June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 by Aonepoetry · 1 Comment

The Oppressed

My heart is filled with sorrow
I fear the pain today only gets worse tomorrow
A coalition of heartless pharaohs
That continues to narrow our road to freedom

We never called ourselves perfect
We are sinners like you seeking for our rights
Some of us have faced dark days their entire life
It is neither a dog fight but for some that is what it takes to survive

How heartless can one be in the pursuit for injustice
We claim to be our mothers child but with a heart of a devil
We have all been watered with the sins governing our jungle
Fertilised with its selfish pride while being ignorant to the life’s on cradle

To what level of dissatisfaction do we need to reach to achieve a sense
To what extent would ours need to be abducted for us to be intense
To what value will life need to be degenerated for us to switch from defence to offence
To what heartlessness do we attribute our current level of complacence

We understand to you we are like a nagging insect
With no idea of purpose we claim to be an intellect
We need this… we need that… ignoring reality and fact
Because we lack self respect, teach us not label us an insect

Life is but a game of irony
The most dirty of insects are alive to keep our planet clean
The sun has to fall in order for it to set
Even the tallest tree, one could find started from underground

It is heartless of a man who forgets from whence he came
Not just the physical but the spiritual elements of genesis
We as a people were never meant to be the cause of our pain
But we employed evil and now we watch them claim our rain

What goes around comes around, we oppress the littlest of living things
And now we complain of being oppressed by the powers-that-be
Our lives are always a reflection of that which we give
Simply as we expect we give and that shall be our way to live

Our hearts shall be filled with joy
The pains of today shall be forgotten tomorrow
A coalition of compassionate pharaohs
That will widen our road to freedom

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Aonepoetry · 2 Comments

Victim Cry(s)

A goal achieved is a goal defined

They turn a blind eye to our victim cry

Our innocence has been violated a countless times

And they expect us to keep putting the past behind

Say No, Yes I have said so

Then what next, is that enough though ?

What else do I need to do to make them know

But is it enough that they know ?

Before your title you were human

How difficult is it to maintain that union

Aside from peace what did you hope to conceive

How ironic, anti-robbery becomes freedom thieves

United we should be by the bond of nature

Nigeria lands our home, gardens and structure

We are united by a bond that renders you my brother/sister

Rather than being my killer, what does it take from you to be my savior

I plead with the humanity that resides within you

Listen to the victims cry, deja Vu

It happened, it is happening, it will continue until you change your attitude

Ignorance never solved any mystery, just ask scooby doo

I plead on behalf of my fellow citizens

The force is out of hand and needs sincere discipline

Do not go out of line, in the name of putting us in line

ENDSARS is not a motion, It is a race that is determined to reach its finish line

A race cannot be finished behind the finish line

Do not turn a blind eye to the victims cry

Their citizenship has been betrayed a thousand times

How ironic that he who is to bring an end, starts a beginning that leads to his end.

Posted on July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 by Aonepoetry · 4 Comments

Heroes Of Shimfida

I am not dead but I was sentenced to death

Nothing criminal my offences were taking care of threats

I swore to protect until my last breath

Only to be killed in the jungle and you don’t even care

I went through the same life troubles as you

I have a family and children I send to school

Being in the army does not mean I am slaving for you

It is the love for my country that led me to put on the boot

I left my family in the name of my nation

They cried in tears as I was sent off to a distant destination

It might seem to you I don’t cry because I was trained to control my emotions

This is only because I have to be strong for you to enjoy your freedom

It might not seem much to you that I do

All the sacrifices you think is not true

My colleagues that gave their lives in service for you

Oh! I understand, It is the money that only concerns you

Your allegations of military corruption is beyond my say

As a soldier, I am disciplined to remain at bay

Respect is key, as such my superiors I listen and obey

I am not saying I am a slave but I trust in what they say

When I fall in battle, they mourn me

It pains me to hear you don’t even have me in your memory

What do you think was my last thought as the bullet penetrates me

I might not be your family, but the uniform deserves you to celebrate me

Eighteen good soldiers

We ate together, trained together, and bleed together

We might have fallen in this battle but never shall we lose the war

We are soldier, dead or alive we fight for the freedom of all

We fight with our fallen comrades at heart

We shoulder you on our backs

And protect you from those trying to stab you in the back

That is no reason for you to turn your backs on us

This is no cry seeking for sympathy

As a fellow citizen I deserve your empathy

Only together shall we unit in restoring our dignity

In the names of the Heroes of Shimfida, we will achieve our victory

Posted on December 27, 2019December 28, 2019 by Aonepoetry · 8 Comments

Love Scuffle

My Love

I know we have not been as intended

Our relationship stepped down from its harmony

I can see you are questioning our certainty

We used to have the best love stories

Our history should not be made history

Our relationship needs to revive its glory

Your name shall remain immortal in my diary

The mornings I wake up next to you

And we cuddle On each other like tattoo

Eventually I run into you

We mourn and yawn for more…

Every morning you sun my sunflower

Every evening you are seated on my sky scrapper

Every second of the day you are my hearts appetizer

We go back and forth but we never get tired

Such a journey is far from an end

Our relationship could only ascent

We have grown beyond the typecast of Boy & Girlfriend

Not even Romeo & Juliet, Jack & Rose could out Romance us

Baby girl I miss you

I know it is only been a couple minutes since our fight

Life is just not the same without you

For others it takes hours or days, Baby it’s seconds when it comes to you

Since you walked through the door

It completely shook my core

That was the first time I heard you roar

My heart naturally turned sour

My love I need you back with me

…While writing, I heard my phone ring

“Hello babe”, she said

“Would you like me to get you anything ? I stopped to get some groceries”

My heart skipped a bit hearing her voice

Immediately I begin to rejoice

“Nothing love but my usual favorite choice”

“Hurry up baby, and bring yourself back to me”

Our journey continues

In just a couple minutes, whatever is no longer an issue

Our love built a trust that became lust

Which makes it easier to forgive the others mishap

Finally, my baby is home

Kindred hearts we are never alone

“I am sorry about earlier, It shall not happen again”

“Come baby, Let me put some ice cream in your cone”

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Aonepoetry

Poeticverse

There is always an irony to life

The caterpillar needs to die to become a butterfly

It transforms from a snailly form of eww!

To a wingy form of Awww!

The Irony that remains

Is for the soul that never changed

For your limited life where do you stand ?

Karma has an irony that visits when you become sand

Search for your metaphor in poetic justice

Like a game of dice, it comes like your chances of double six

A satire in every win

Emotions but memory contains the heavy deeds

In this universe

Poetry I see in every little thought

One come and go but life never stops

Karma is a bitch and it’s never her fault

Today patience lacks attitude

Mockery has become a self fulfilling fortitude

An irony in every longitude and latitude

Am I running from every long attitude that outlast my attitude ?

Karma does not allow one to cheat life

Such an irony even death cannot cheat life

A short parody of life can be rolled in one dice

Unlike life, like the dice chances might come twice

I seek the poetry in this universe

I see the Irony that is this universe

Karma remains a bitch in every poetic parody

Thus, for the paradise in life, I claim my universe ‘The Poeticverse’

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Aonepoetry

Reverie

I came alive at a dinner table

I had Food for Thought

I was feed till my brain coughed

Intellects to my right and left

Heaven on earth knowledge at spread

A buzz session that buzzed my mind

I found my brain in a virtual gym

Shedding off ignorant muscles

And replacing them with a patriotic hope

In a jungle filled with predators

And aliens that try to exploit us

A round table was enough

Enough to rid our minds of arrogance

Enough to facilitate our road map

Enough to spark a revolution for a lifetime

We might find ourselves at odds ideologically

However, it is said “he that knows, is he who knows he doesn’t know”

If he knows not, why keep knowing ?

We might find ourselves at odds physically

However, it is said “I can, I will”

If you can, why only stop at willing ?

Posted on August 4, 2019August 16, 2019 by Aonepoetry

Insane Love ❤️

I gave my heart out

I was tricked, happiness took a different route

Only to get back pain

The type that drives you insane

I fell in love

But it made my eyes rain

Little drops that ends with a nagging headache

The type that drives you insane

I feel victim to sleepless nights

Left and right turns on my sofa bed

Having light kisses with a couple mosquitoes that cared

The type that drives you insane

I was lonely but not single

I got confused about what to do

The thinking process multiplied my nagging headache

The type that drives you insane

I found myself with painkillers

Suddenly, I noticed I was missing the heart that pumps blood to my brain

A couple dead cells that led to migraine

They type that drives you insane

They sold me out on love

The beauty of innocence it share

The vulnerability and sacrifices towards whom you care

The type that drives you insane

I want to give my heart out

I want to fall in love

I want the happiness on sleepless nights

Not the type that drives you insane

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 by Aonepoetry

A Force

I am a force that comes with force,
that is sent by A Force
I am a force, so do not force me

You do not know me but you feel me  
You do not always want me but you need me 
You might hate yet you might like me 
   
How I come about remains a mystery   
Those you claim to be smart, says false about me
You give me names yet no one asked me of mine 
   
I am always around but no one asks about me  
I am sometimes gentle and calm
my presence provides you with peace of mind
    
I can be a hurricane 
I can come as a tornado   
Yet, you need me to spark a romantic night
   
I am peaceful until you harm me  
You cannot deny the Climate Change
However ignorant you remain, I shall always remind you
   
You need me to survive  
Yet you destroy my means to survive   
“For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction”
    
I see you ridicule those fighting for me 
Yes, I am strong and mighty
but between us, only you could die
    
I can protect myself  
I could kill every living thing in a blink of an eye
but then, You need to be alive to learn your lessons
   
I am a force that comes with force
That is sent by A Force  
I am a force so do not force me
  
 
COPYRIGHT © AHMAD ABDUL-ONE, 2019.

Posted on December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 by Aonepoetry

Buoyant

Day by day

Baby steps at the bay

One day at a time

one day you will be out of time

Today not tomorrow

for later might be sorrow

I can I will

Regardless the blood & sweat I spill

Discipline is a motto

Lets paint it as 2019 The Photo

Negativity will always linger

A fuel that makes the brave stronger

26 years they had Nelson Mandela

A determined soul shall always prosper

1 mouth & 2 Ears, probability says it all

Ye that is wise, knows ye does not know it all

but Ye that is dumb does not know, ye does not know at all.