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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 6, 20211 min read
gods
gods. I offer much good of me to thee. For to know you is free, you are all we see. When I wake, I stretch my hands to take an idol with...
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Heart of Gold.
Heart of Gold. A golden heart cares much For those she loves and does much too Every remark cold or warm Is love Every thought harsh or...
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Dim. Dum. Harrumph.
In the tune,
Of the Western boon,
I hear a sound
Many minds silently singing out loud.
“Dim..."
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 6, 20211 min read
50 Percent.
God and destiny and grace-in-being
All know the same thing
You're worth more than every and any percent.
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Mercy is a weird thing.
All mercy sees
Is someone in need.
That’s really
All there ever is.
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Clothed like a flower.
Clothed like a flower. Soul. Please be clothed as a flower Peaceful, unwavering, impressed with right colorful ideas Worried for nothing...
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Fraught
Fraught. Fraught with the challenge of success Fraught with the meaning of progress Fraught with discovery We are fraught wherever we’ve...
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 5, 20211 min read
Hey, dragonfly.
Hey Mr. Dragonfly,
Do you wonder about your next meal
Or have you any dreams?
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 3, 20211 min read
Fragile hearts.
Life appears as a free-fall
even for the gracious and underhand,
despite that they both possess
the most fragile hearts
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 3, 20211 min read
Devilish tricks (If a devil…)
Devilish tricks (If a devil…) Imagine all the world was a podium. For a second, suspend all logic and imagine. A magician stands on his...
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 3, 20211 min read
World of War
If we do fight,
And fight we shall,
I pray it would be one of love.
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 3, 20212 min read
Scorpions in the Sand.
Secrets thought. Often, wondered I, of the nature of secrets wild The truth, if it be a shore, is plenty-full of soft golden sand. Hence, th
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 3, 20211 min read
A Good End
Distant’ light sells:
for self, I fend
Rope from dark-hell
pull-fears portend
“Shall be well!”, says
Light at the end.
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 2, 20211 min read
Soul of dandelions and soil
Dandelions and my fear
remind of faith I hold dear.
Flowers many together
so together, their burden-
stubborn, must we share each year.
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 2, 20211 min read
At last
Now aware of folly and of flaw,
Shall we then go on a ride today?
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 2, 20211 min read
Foxes
Toxic foxes hide, eat fine vines
disguised as crude food for the smart heart...
That’s just how toxic foxes are
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 2, 20211 min read
Emotional toll
The red in their eye
almost wrestled my breath away
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 2, 20211 min read
Rare Sight
ah…
The moon. Home of howl.
Setter of sea tides. Lady Luminescence.
Her presence today claims the lie that
Night is nigh.
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Ayo Okikiolu
Jan 2, 20211 min read
The page
The Page The motive of some who succeed is as thus: “I know that I possess wisdom, therefore I write it on a page” The thing that has...
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Ayo Okikiolu
Dec 31, 20207 min read
Be Awesome, Not Perfect by Ayo Okikiolu.
Valedictory Service Speech,
Hello graduands. Today is a big day. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity given to me...
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