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‘Deji W. Adesoye
Ayodeji W. Adesoye was born in Epe-Ekiti (Ijero Local Government) in South-Western Nigeria. He attended the University of Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 2010. In 2012, he advanced to the University of … Continue reading
Conditional Ambition
If commoners had been crowned And enthroned from the walls of prison And they became the talk of nations And perhaps went on the journey of every man And the earth quacked and sobbed from Guinea To the arctic, and … Continue reading
A Left-Over of Selfish Confabulations
I’m not any being I have no real existence But in the mind of amateurs and crooks Only instrumental without being any instrument I’m a mere idea, a left-over Of selfish confabulations I have not existence of my own I … Continue reading
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the bird that sings on this pinnacle is a bad omen
I will make this sober confession my friend, but it is a bold sum of general conviction. where my country will pour its libation and purge a blood of sacrificial lamb is a tough task for my determination. the bird … Continue reading
‘Deji W. Adesoye
Ayodeji W. Adesoye was born in Epe-Ekiti (Ijero Local Government) in South-Western Nigeria. He attended the University of Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 2010. In 2012, he advanced to the University of … Continue reading
Plea of a Seeing Soul
Take me not to a brook for bath celestial Where the mind jitters furiously about Sudden ministerial acts unforeseen That in cassock and collar might seize my breast And untie holy sash toward canal assault. Take me not to this … Continue reading
Promise to Mr Deejay
Behind The curtain of night The deejay played his tune In the corner of my room In whimpering interest I started Dance I could not do Eyes I could not dim The deejay stopped short Like an emergency ambulance The … Continue reading
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