League Day 5; ADEPOJU BABAJIDE vs OLAWUYI BLESSING

Today is the fifth day into the league, and I bring you two poets who'll be doing justice to words in their own way depending on their dexterity. Enjoy!

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THEME: POVERTY

ADEPOJU BABAJIDE

TITLE; POVERTY

From the sands of time

You have been a scorpion

That stings the pockets of "men"

You have been a odious creature

That has roamed the desert

Poverty

You whose hands are black clarions

And decimating like lesnars' gloves

And have conquered golden homes

Like Napoleon and Alexander did

Poverty

You sneaked into the limbo of time

Unpacked and never arranged on a straight line

You sailed into homes like Titanics

And began your adventures

Poverty

Oh poverty

By the geckos as they smile through my father's walls

And by the eagles as they soar high in unison

We say no to walls of unfreedom

And to pangs that makes stones boil faster

©ADEPOJU THANY BABAJIDE

OLAWUYI BLESSING

Title; "POVERTY"

Poverty!

I was born in a hidy-hole of poorness.

Could that be the reason for my leanness?

Poverty! Poverty! Poverty!

I could remember when I was wailingly in needs,

I wish I could afford a nursemaid.

But, poverty was never a distant flesh and blood...

Poverty!!

I understood better as I ripe in height and weight that I deserve more.

Could that prolly be the reason for my lack(s) in possessions?

Poverty! Poverty! Poverty!

I could remember fully well of my parents rolling stones,(Why?)

For them to make living better for me and my sisters.

But, poverty was never a distant cousin...

Poverty!!!

Alive and kicking I am this recent daytime,

No more struggling with my past time,

Cos' I learned adulthood real quick,(How?)

By living in my rich dream(s).

If anyone come across poverty, make it known to his ears;

That his ways with me ended long time ago,

That I am under a new charge of living.

And never forget to tell it to him also,that

I am still that boyhood with the rich dreams...

Olawuyi,Blessing Ishola.

ENJOY!!!!