Bliss and Bilisi

A tale of woe. the writer tells the story of man who got more than he asked for.

I woke up today
another bright day
or so I thought
I arm myself with muddled thoughts
out to war I go
to face the world I know
a man of many problems I am
I wear no crown so why this unease
you want to know don't you?
I'm a man of many ills
rising and falling from hills
I bargained for bliss
but I got bilisi
I bargained for diamonds but I got pebbles
in my darkest hours they came
offering to show me the light
all they asked for simple
it was to forget life is simple
embrace them was all I did
lost my soul was all I did
asked for bliss was all I did
gave me bilisi was all they did
on a highway to hell I was led
by pleasure and lust
I thought I had bliss
now I know it's bilisi
somebody save me
I can see heaven
but I can only glare
because I'm a son of perdition
I took the wrong turn
and now sulphur and brimstone awaits
instead of the Pearly gates and gold lined roads
bliss I wanted
bilisi they gave me

bilisi- means ills in Yoruba



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Author's Note

ignore the small lettering and non use of punctuation marks except in rare cases. talk about something else