On this day just want to say That you can count on me To be your friend until the end: Just wait and you will see! Just know that I would be true To you for just as long No "if" or "but," no matter what, Our friendship will be strong. So, my dear, I'm glad to be here To share your joy and pain I care so much, so keep in touch-- I'll talk to you again! From Caleb A. O belaciano007@hotmail.com +2348026755943

Momma’s Hand

I saw you hide your wrinkled hands Behind your timid self called fear I easily noticed the veins from those hands Because they have always gave me care I say it’s no disgrace To have working hands like you I wish I did all you did for me I’d have hands like you too The hands that has hauled down trees And worked severely in God’s great earth They’ve felt the bitterness in the cold And warmed up those with cold hearth They’ve touched the young in heart And caressed the fevered head With hands you’ve neatly carved My cherished little cradle bed They’ve scrubbed the kitchen floor And done lots of dishes each day They’ve guided orphans and prodigals Who somehow have lost their way Every year they’ve made Christmas gift Accepted by friends with both hands They don’t only care and guide But has directed many to the promise land They’ve worn bruises and blisters And have many calluses to show For all they’ve done for me and others The tale speaks and everyone knows So you see my dearest mother Yours are the hands of love And I bet the lord will easily notice When he greets you up above Caleb A. O. +2348026755943 belaciano007@hotmail.com

Somebody Should Have Taught Him

She went to a bridal shower one night Reciting all that her Dad had said “Don’t drink alcohol and drive” So she had a Sprite instead Of course she felt proud of herself The way her Dad said she would She kept the promise not to drink and drive Though all friends said she should She knew she made a healthy choice Her Dad’s advice to her was right But as the party finally ended Virtually everyone drove drunk that night She got into her car with clear eyes Sure to get home in one piece Never knowing what headed her way She actually got home in one peace Lying on her back on the sidewalk She faintly heard the policeman say “The dude that caused this wreck was drunk” His voice to her seemed far away She was in the pool of her own blood Her mouth wobbles as though to cry The Good Samaritan did all they could Their best saved the drunken guy She was sure the drunken guy had no idea On what she wanted to be the next day And because he chose to drink and drive Then she must have to die today Why on earth would men take this risk Knowing that it has ruined many lives This she felt as death began cutting Like a hundred stabbing knives Someone should have schooled him That it was wrong to drink and drive Maybe if his mom and dad had She’d still be here with everyone alive Her breathe is getting shorter Her spirit seemed really scared She finally mumbled her final words Gush! She looks so unprepared Tell my fiancé not to be afraid Tell Daddy he should be brave And as I go to heaven a smiling Put my engagement ring on my grave She wished her fiancé could hold her As she lie in his arms and die She wished that she could simply say “I love you all and good-bye!” Caleb A. O +2348026755943 belaciano@yahoo.com

The Inexplicable Problem

After a traumatic work day Going back to my humble home A familiar cry reaches the ear Oh! It’s the sound of my mobile phone “Who could this be”? I questioned It’s a call from a private number “Its I… I’ll call you…” was all she said But the voice was far too familiar Though it wasn’t a normal flash The voice produced too many pictures I ran my memory in a speedy form But none matches such features Whose fault then was it? Mine! Or that of the caller Was it the network coverage? Or that of the moving car Had I known, would have trekked home No! Jumped out of the car in motion If only she wouldn’t call me back Wouldn’t have been in this commotion Though it gives me great thought And lots of funny inspiration to write That was the longest suspense of all My ceiling had a million sheets that night Could this be the caller’s intention? To know the state of my patience But if an vital message is to be passed Then why this inconsequential suspense But whatever this is Chaos is the state of my mind I wait meticulously for her call again If only this poem she would find Written By: Caleb A. O. + 234-8034720931

SOMEONE NOBODY KNOWS

She sits daily with loneliness And smiles at nothing at all She stares at the critical gaze of men From the mirror that hangs on the wall She waits for someone who is nobody And for decades everbody comes or goes With hope to be free one day She’s somebody nobody knows Down to the cares of life she falls Like someone the world threw away Nobody comes to the rescue None bother’s to look down where she lay Though she cries, tries helplessly To wipe memories off her shadow A shadow the world leaves behind Is the accolade from her fellows She is someone nobody knows Cries where nobody can hear Someone is dying alone in pain In this life and nobody seem to care Written By: Caleb A. O +2348026755943

What Matters!

It matters more the words you speak in part For it determines what you have in your heart It matters more the choice of your Faith For it determines your fate It matters more the friends you keep For it determines your dream while you sleep It matters more the clothes you put on For it talks about your inner man more It matters more what things you see For it determines what you believe It matters more what you hear For it determines your fear It matters more what thing you touch For it determines you thought very much It matters more what you taste For it determines your waste It matters more what you smell For it determines your instinct very well It matters more what you talk about For it might put many in doubt It matters more what life you live For it determines what you will receive It matters more what you take in For it determines the formation of your skin It matters more what you know For it determines what you show It matters more what you do For it tells more about you Written By: Caleb A. O. +2348026755943

Pls Forgive me

Darkness fills the sky As it seems stronger than daylight Coloured pictures of the past Threatens to fade into black and white Weary and overwhelmed with fatigue As time smugly stands still Coldness fills the lungs Pushing the heart to inaudibly fall ill Lingoes of regret and anger Fills the once pretty face As words of deterrent oozed out Turning Excellency into disgrace It is tedious to conciliate this anger With an effortless quixotic line Being a daily expression Petrified of not being sublime Seeing this astonishing world In a unpretentious perspective Bleedings of the heart isn't obscure Though in pain won't be restive Pleading from the dept of heart Don't shy away this time or snub Scrutinizing egotist ambitions With tender arms dreaming to hug Let the horizontal and perpendicular Which forms a cross Truss our heart in Christian love Which in return forms the two of us Written By: Caleb A. O +2348026755943

Extraordinary but Human

They are extremely strong Though in pain would not cry They are vulnerable to hurt When told a funny white lie To attest their love They would swallow their pride They loathe creating awareness When there is something to hide They are susceptible to criticism When they please egotism They smile in disguise To remove the shame from their eyes They do most of the talking And in half they listen They are hyper-active intoto Barely trice beaten They value their flesh and bone Better than luxurious gold They are often too anxious to know The mysteries that are seldom told They keep to their promises Never changing their mind They are the most precious gift Any mature woman can find Self confidence builds them A little nag tears them apart Though bravado in character They are blessed with a fragile heart Written By: Caleb A. O. +2348026755943

What is

There isn't a beginning without an end There isn't an enemy that wasn't once a friend There isn't a pride without a fall There isn't a walk without a crawl There isn't a smoke without fire There isn't a love without a desire There isn't a sacrifice without pain There isn't a lightening and thundering without rain There isn't a time that'll forever last There isn't a future without a past There isn't a future without a present There isn't a flower without a scent There isn't a death without suppurate There isn't a pain the heart can't tolerate There isn't an ecstasy without satisfaction There isn't humility without elevation There isn't a Spoken Word without a thought There isn't a teacher that wasn't taught There isn't a warrior without a bloody sword There isn't a tree without a bud There isn't a rose that isn't gotten from thorns There isn't a lily that isn't gotten from mud There isn't a giving without receiving There isn't a word that isn't worth believing There isn't a broken heart love can't mend There isn't a hungry soul that can't be fed There isn't a lost that can't be found There isn't a thing that can't make a sound Written By: Caleb A. O +2348026755943 Love, Broken Heart

Something Inside of Me

There is something inside of me That I want the whole world to see It is neither massive nor small But it is the greatest gift of all It makes me humble and meek And it’s free to them that diligently seek It answers my prayers as soon as I pray And when I kneel it creates a way Though easy, yet surpasses the wise The prudent are beaten betimes And only them that reads between the line Knows that these words are not mine When it comes out like a song It makes me right my wrong And when it comes out like love It is in the similitude of a dove It elevates the low and simple It brings gentleness among many people It is the best thing that can ever occur When it comes in contact with the poor It crowns good success at the end For it is an in need and indeed friend And whenever it is called upon Seldom disappoints, right on time with joy There is something within my soul And it mends the broken whole For I have tried it and you can see That it is Jesus on the inside of me Written By: Caleb A. O +234 8026755943

Blind Son Of Timæus

Darkness once filled my world Believing only what I smell and hear Many are aware of my distresses Yet many could barely bear Left my juvenile court To embrace the youthful arms I didn't see In the open I sat daily Waiting for the dime meant for me In rags I am clothed With crumbs I am fed My bride hardly believes her sight Wishing I was dead Yet my little turtle dove I sacrificed for her health Forfeited my lamb for my daughter Who sings my heart to melt Though I haven't seen her Her voice lingers in my head I tried all to do for her Yet couldn't make her cradle bed Suicidal became my dearest friend As fulfilment days drew near Having achieving nothing big Torrential judgment became my fear As I walked down to my usual spot I felt like any other day Ambivalence clouds my mind Wondering what next to say Voices were noised abroad Heralding an uncertain rain What could this be I questioned A familiar name heads my way My adrenalin shot at desperation My voice He heard finally He sent for me and demanded My request was granted gradually Written By: Caleb A. O. +2348026755943 BlindMan, Poem of the Blind, Timaeus

"Happy Birthday"

Should I tell you about a morning? Waking up not hearing the bird sing Should I tell you about a vesper? Where sorrow was all I could bring Should I tell you about the rain that fell? And brought total debacle to Abuja Should I tell you about a stranger I met? Who left my life ajar Should I tell you about a one night stand That after everything I got blisters Should I tell you about the predicament That happened to one of my sisters Should I tell you about church I went to And saw the greatest profanities Should I tell you about the lonely night I slept with promiscuous reveries Should I tell you about a gay wedding That got all the ladies in the house weeping Should I tell you about the diva girl That got every guy tripping Should I tell you about my new nephew Whose father happens to be my brother Should I tell you about the many atrocities That takes place across the borders What should I tell you To make you smile all day Well, today being the day you were born From my heart I’ll simply say “Happy Birthday” Written By: Caleb A. O +2348026755943 Happy Birtday, Diva Girl, Abuja

To My Unborn Child (The reason why)

Whatever name you call There is a personal faith in all Whatever event you remember Seldom forget the 26th of December Whatever wine you taste Never get crazy in haste Whatever bread you eat Always remember to bless it Wherever you lay your head down Be contented and please don't frown Whatever condition you are found Be candid and literally sound Whenever past memories fills your soul Whatever got broken becomes whole Whenever you are clouded with uncertainty Refuge yourself in excellent vicinity Whenever you are hurt and forced to cry Swiftly wipe your tears before they dry Whenever you are paralysed with fear Wrap yourself in the creator's care Whenever the sky fume with rain Stand firm and tolerate the pain Whenever the sun refuses to gloss Know a great portion waits to be yours Whenever dark clouds should hide the moon Just know that sunrise is coming up soon Whenever fear fills your blue sky With time you'll know the reason why Written by: Caleb A. O. +2348026755943 Reason Why, Unborn Child, Poem on Child

One can be you

One song can spark a jiffy, One flower can wake a reverie. One handclasp can lift a soul One word can frame a goal One tree can start a jungle, One bird can form a jingle. One smile begins a friendship, One star can guide a ship One vote can change a country, One sunbeam lights an opportunity, One candle wipes out darkness, One laugh conquers gloominess. One step starts each journey One word must start each plea. One hope can raise the low and simple, One touch can change many people. One voice can speak with insight One heart can know what's right, One life can make a distinction, And that one would be perfection Written By: Caleb A. O. +2348026755943 Poem on One, Perfection, One Heart