OLADELE BABAJAMU

OLADELE BABAJAMU

The Race Of Life

It's  the dawn of a new day,

One day  rolls swiftly to another

Darkness gives way to light.

Another day is born,

The race of life has just begun

The hustle and bustle, the traffic jam,

The bright rays of the sun scorching and biting

Stinging and hitting right on the bare skin

The heat, the sweat, the Labour and pains

The demands of life waiting to be met

It is the survival of the fittest or rather

The survival of the strongest

Probably the survival of the richest

It is a race, the race of life

Cats eating rats and dogs on the cat's

Men getting trapped in their own vendetta

It is push, paddle or be pushed

Run or your'e run over,

Eat or be eaten

Such is the race of life

An endless race of struggles,

Fights and schemes of all sorts

Where only  the connected get connected

And only the scemers gets into the schemes of things.

Just where does the race ends?

Wher does the rush stop?

Could it be at the white house?

Or down the six feet where all ends?

Just where will the race end?

Thorns And Talents

Many were talented,

But few prospered.

Many were invited,

Only few were celebrated.

They write with infectious commitment

Yet they were not recognized.

Men of great words,

Yet remains unlettered.

Great song writers

Yet remain unsung.

They write great stories

Their sattires were not deciphered.

They write in parables,

Yet their meanings were not comprehended.

They were great analyst

Yet their proverbs were not understood.

They produce good riddles

But their allegories could not be interpreted.

So they could not deliver their message

That's the irony of life for you.

Life Battles

Sometimes life feels empty

Situation may not be pleasant

Circumstances looks vague

Condition  could be unstable

Every attempt seems hopeless

And one becomes helpless

From persistent loneliness

Despite being in the midst of masses

Certificate may not matter

As degree may not hold water

And career becomes irrelevant

Life battles does not respect qualifications

One could be knocked down

And the morale slipped down

There might be no need to sit down

It's not a permanent knock down

The test of life

Terminates on this earth

There's no resist in heaven

Heaven's the place of rest

OLADELE BABAJAMU

OLADELE BABAJAMU is a retired Colonel from the Nigerian Army. He is a poet, playwright and a novelist. His first prose work “Destined for Marriage” was published in 2006. He authored “Orangun Iye-oro” (Drama) in 2019. Oladele’s poems and articles have appeared in various anthologies including Association Nigerian Authors (ANA)Review and Five Hundred Nigerian Poets among others. He was the immediate past PRO (N) of ANA. Oladele Babajamu is a fellow of the National Defence College of Nigeria.