Opeyemi Jide-Ojo : Writing

Prelude

Prelude

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


Distance calls me and I answer; I do not know why A voice calling out, like the faint whispers on breeze- Indeed, is it? Beneath the reach of..
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


At hell’s gate we stand, winded, Exhausted from days of running For the time of the salvation, As it was once said: ‘Ever..
Till the sun sets

Till the sun sets

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


The morning glows, Echoes of blackness’ last survivors crisscross The last shreds of the night skies, While other creatures wait-we..
Nothing

Nothing

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


Black lights! And my shadows Are brilliant, A figure emerges from the flames, Smoke, a true reflection of me, Hazy, confused, I live? D..
Till truth runs out

Till truth runs out

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


Truth bears one with falsehood, Reality sharing with illusions Created by the lost part of me- And all what I claim to be me Is merely a c..
The Once Story

The Once Story

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


Well once upon a time, I guess. Once upon a time and there is the beginning of the existence of it, and all there is to it begins in its own clever ..
Forbidden lives

Forbidden lives

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


Its life is like an oath, an oath of secrecy taken to protect its most deadly secrets, secrets gathered from a long and not forgotten past. These s..
Every night I hear me scream

Every night I hear me scream

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


And I fear I won’t be heard… The guilt eats like termite-infested wood and I should burst with apprehension, My memories will ki..
Memories from a world I’ve never been to- empty

Memories from a world I’ve never been to- empty

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


There is a place in our hearts that stays empty no matter what we do to fill it up. Our attempts at wholeness leave us a complete shadow of what we ..
Memories from a world I've never been to- Hallowed illusions

Memories from a world I've never been to- Hallowed..

A Poem by Opeyemi Jide-Ojo


And so this continues my tale of memories, and that happy reminiscence of the events that surround my existence. While I think on what should befall..