Seyi Ojenike : Writing

London (Unfinished Verse)

London (Unfinished Verse)

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


How I long to see your streets Where I would stand alone To take a glimpse, To behold what beauty, When lights illuminate the night. Breath in fr..
For My Wife (Unfinished Verse)

For My Wife (Unfinished Verse)

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


Would you be dark or light I cannot say No mirror of future to fore-tell But your beauty so bright Like you cast a spell. With you an ogre, you s..
Sentence (For Geri)

Sentence (For Geri)

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


Let a kiss Of eternal bliss, sweet and wet Moist the damp lips Of a lover standing restlessly Half awake Under the blue skies In a bright early ..
Question

Question

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


How is it That I sit and not notice How slowly and slowly I watch the world turn, Changing the light into darkness
Black Sun

Black Sun

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


That sun that rays down and setsThat which burns,And dries the skin from moist.Never angered upon our harsh scorns.Yellow and beautifulWhen we met,Has..
New Generation (Shades Calamity)

New Generation (Shades Calamity)

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


I observe skirts and trousersMoving ceaselessly around,Like blind individualsWearing sunglasses,Sunglasses?Even indoors?They call it fashion,But has f..
The Meet (Ozone) For Abibat

The Meet (Ozone) For Abibat

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


At the time when the ozone was hot, In a place where the chicken had A republic of their own. Patiently waiting, I sit to a drink of coke. While ..
Wilderness

Wilderness

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


I awake To the weary feelings Of this wilderness. Half spent my life Dwelling amongst unclean people, In this dark haze. My unclean lips Exhaus..
Kahuwai

Kahuwai

A Poem by Seyi Ojenike


Often, the news of someone's death comes as a shock to the receiver. So was the news of his death, after we had planned to keep in touch during the ho..