Thursday, December 10, 2015

I Love Antonyms (Poem)



Antonyms you find in me, Kehinde Taiwo
Get it straight, not twisted, that’s my name
An antonym you always read

We first not to be the last
But the last could be the first
Many are called, few are chosen

Early to rise, late to bed
Fruit of thy labour, thy sow to reap

Once a tenant, now a landlord
Poverty we run from, riches we work to’
Life is hard, cursed in the former
Life is sweet, blessed with the latter

Selflessness, the sky nations fly to
In the spotlight, First world
Selfishness, the ground nations fall on
Into obscurity, Third world

What you love you don’t hate
But what you hate you could love
English exams, a failure to hate Jam’ by JAMB
But antonyms a love, pass’ by English to you

Forward ever, backward never
For better or worse, our hearts locked as one
Joy, we live forever together
Sorrow, separated

White or black, equally created
From one source, God
Racism, a fight with might
To be bright

Freedom of speech, the world preach’
Pitched against tyranny
But God’s wisdom the Bible teaches
To the kingdom,
Reached with freedom


Written and composed by Taiwo, Kehinde Oluwaseyi



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