It was with happiness that we received the news that he would be coming home to naija by next week, time to see, jawjaw and if possible punch him in the stomach (he beat me up when we were in Junior secondary school, hehehe, Jangofight!), apart from being an astute entrepreneur (Jangobiz) and a SAP guru he has another passion reading and writing (Jangowrite!), enjoy this piece from one of the soundest minds I have ever met.
LOVE UNCONDITIONAL
I first heard about you in my toddler years All around me wouldn't stop to talk about you Your beauty, your warmth, your fabulousity and how interesting you are These were the words they describe you with I did think it was all exaggeration I thought you could be as beautiful as they proclaimed But I did long to meet you and find out for myself To see what is extraordinary about you To see what makes you different from others 14 whole years I waited Yes it took 14 year to finally find you To meet you for the very first time I waited 14 years to see what you looked like I heard a lot about you Thought a lot about you But didn't say much about you And then the day came The day I finally found you Nothing could have prepared me All those things they said about you All those beautiful comments about you They were not right They said you were beautiful, they lied Because you were more than beautiful They said you were warm, they lied Because you were more than warm They said you were fabulous, they lied Because you were more than fabulous They said you were interesting, they lied Because you 'interesting' underestimates you When I eventually set my eyes on you I stood still in awe Amazed, speechless and dazed by your beauty It was love at first sight You were too good to true You were like heaven You were more than wonderful You were so incredible I wanted to explore you I wanted to devour you I wanted to the discover the sweetness you possess I wanted to be lost in your embrace I wanted to run my hands all over you 23 years have gone bye And I still love you I love you like the first time Wrong, I take that back I love you more than even the first time I know I haven't been there to see you a lot of times Especially in the last 10 years But there's no time I don't think of you I miss you all the time I know of your pains I know of your sleeplessness at all nights I know of your abuse by many I know many have raped you times over Some openly wee on you while some shit on you Some literarilly gather the dirts from their homes and throw it at you I know many have been ungrateful to you But you still accommodate them in your big heart But never will I forsake you Never will I mock you like they always do Never will I speak ill of you like they do I have been through many, very many But no other compares to you None other give me that nostalgic feeling No other gets my love like you do And I'll always love you too You'll always be my numero uno As I packed my baggage tonight to come see you My heart beat faster for the joy of seeing you again My heart longs to feel your magic Your breath of fresh air Knowing that you will embrace like you always do though I've been away for so long from you That you won't shut your doors on me That you will love me like the first time And like each of those subsequent times you loved me My love for you will never end See you in the morning, dear Lagos My city of aquatic splendour. - OpeyemiOduwole Started 11:25pm 11 Sept 2012 Finished 01:19am 12 sept 2012 Inflight Virgin Atlantic flight VS651 from London to Lagos
Quite interesting. We really should be proud of Lagos! Especially under the super Gov. Thanks for sharing.
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