Tag Archives: love

A requiem for love

Posted on May 26, 2014 by aitayemi

A requiem for love In the confluence of minds In the primordial soup In the Mariana Trench In the frozen wastes of Pluto All across the galaxy From the birth of all there is Is it true that none seeks … Continue reading →

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The girl behind the polka dot

Posted on April 27, 2013 by aitayemi

The girl behind the polka dot It was the third of June the rains beat down none too soon for the heat, the heat was strong enough to cook the brain The rains lashed down but I was safe behind … Continue reading →

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From London to Berlin

Posted on March 11, 2013 by aitayemi

LONDON TO BERLIN Not this time though. The title comes from the hook of one of my favorite songs (“From London to Berlin” by Infernal). “From Paris to Berlin, and every disco I get in, my heart is pumping for … Continue reading →

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Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2013 by aitayemi

Valentine The phone is on the desk. I need to turn off all the one hundred and one different sounds it makes for the calendar, SMS, and social apps. It’s now like a live thing with a mind of its … Continue reading →

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LondonBeat

Posted on September 22, 2012 by aitayemi

So “where my life at?” Let’s leave that question for a minute. I have been writing of course, but I can’t put the stuff that I have been writing recently up for certain “reasons”. So in the meantime, I will … Continue reading →

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Home Alone …

Posted on September 15, 2012 by aitayemi

It’s Saturday evening and I am home alone (well not literally, there are a few other people in the house but I am alone for all intents and purposes). I could dress up, hop in the car and do what? Roam … Continue reading →

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The Hitman

Posted on September 8, 2012 by aitayemi

The Hitman I paid the hitman yesterday Though his price was steep I gladly paid For what I wanted done Few could do I paid the hitman yesterday I went to his temple But would not bow the knee Nor … Continue reading →

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Cupid is dead

Posted on September 7, 2012 by aitayemi

Cupid is dead I prayed to the God of love And worshipped his middling form I did not care that he looked like a grownup babe And cavorted with nymphs in nothing but his very skin What I wanted done, … Continue reading →

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Disclaimer

Posted on July 27, 2012 by aitayemi

Disclaimer I put up a lot of stuff on this blog. They are not all meant to be taken literally as “gospel” truth. Most of what I write is what I think up when there is time on my hands … Continue reading →

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Happiness Lost

Posted on July 16, 2012 by aitayemi

Happiness Lost I am standing on the pier My head bowed not against the wind But to hide the tears A grown man must not shed “What ails thee” Said the boatman “My earnings are in kobos* and coins. But … Continue reading →

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