PIECES AND PARTICLES

"the world is broken" they say

evil lurks in every mind

"you can't trust anyone anymore"

but that does not mean you shouldn't try

Rita said she's been shattered 

her heart torn pieces by relationships

love hurts her so so bad

but that doesn't mean she shouldn't try again

Ariike was abandoned by her mother

left as a baby on a heap at a dumpsite

she grew up in the arms of a stranger 

but that does not mean she shouldn't know who gave her life 

Ade runs up and down in Oshodi

chasing buses collecting money for load

he looks rugged and rough

if you show him a better life, that does not mean he will reject to be better

Jude feels left out because of his dyslexia

he tends to repeat classes while his junior graduates

fifteen years old struggling with primary four

if you teach him appropriately, that does not mean he won't be grateful

Hafiz always want to be a sought after singer

dreams of bring featured in Forbes magazine

but his voice is dis-tuned

if you teach him consistently, that does not mean he can compete with John Legend

we are all faulters

we take lots of wrong routes most times

but that shouldn't leave us broken 

just get back your morale and pick up your pieces

we are all born with comma

we were born to love 

we were born to make mistakes

we are born to pay price for our mistakes  

this is just humanity in motion

@talk2leigh

18 March 2021

4:27pm