I AM

by REZthaPoet

June 20, 2018

Adeb́oĺa ́ òòòòò

Ìshòlá omo Adé

Omo ìyíọlásemí, omo Adégbóyèga

Ìshol̀á

Omo tápà

Adé Omo Ọba Olójòkú ti ilu Òjòkú

Òjòkú, mosè mo jalú omo Arógun díyàn

Mo deĺe ́mo kiẹ́ oooo

Adeb́oĺa ́Omo Oba

(Rezthapoet, Rezthapoet)

I am

I am that pride

The fruit beneath the tree

I am

I am that bride

The beauty, adorning the heritage

I am

The son of lions by generations,

Generation, I am - X, generation Y, generation Z

A new sprout, sprite of trite lineage

Heir Apparent, here apparent

A patent, I am

Blue by the blood

Blue pill beneath the skin

On my day of birth, I came by umbilical – blue by the cord

The trumpet, was blown

Like in biblical times

So cynical minds, align for this blue eyed melanin bundle of royalty

A gathering of THOMASES,

doubtful eyes before whom I was born

Of no loyalty,

to dreams

I beam, sweetness to life like molasses

(Adebola, I am)

The crown, to greatness (I am)

The throne, to greatness

I am that twin to whom defeat and mediocrity are no food –

they are tasteless (Omo Taíýe,́ I am)

I am that twin

REZthaPoet

Bridge/Horn:

Hmmmm

O seun, Oseun

A laĺe ̀ ilu ̀ Òjok̀u ́ yo ́ gbè ọ́

Hmm/m

Waá̀ sere

Hmm

Oriḱi:̀

Èjir̀e ́ ara ́ is̀okuǹ

Eduń jobi ́arómo sẹ̀

Òdé kí ilé kún

Òkuń òdẹ̀ dẹ̀ terut̀erù

Wíní wíní lójú orogún

Èjì wọ̀ rọ̀ loj́u ́ ìya rẹ̀

̀Ọbẹ́ kìsì bẹ́ kẹ́ sé

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