In this land of vivacious air
Where time forever sails through eternity
Like an unshackled bird in obscure captivity
We were once here
In this same world so dear
Where night and day endlessly sail the universe
Like a mythical ballad with an unending verse
We were once here
In this same savannah adorned with gorgeous orchards
Known for adorable scents and gleaming daffodils
Where farmers see not the top of their palm trees
And the flow of rivers like blood in human veins
On this same street of untold mysteries and fear
Where further lights causes darkness to increase
And wealth sings, the tune poverty must dance,
We were once here
Back and forth; here and there
We grew castles raised above the firmament
Like a king whose throne is made permanent
We were once here
At every yuletide, even at New Year
Troubled with joy, we perished in ecstatic delight
As though our existence was not for a moment
Aye! We were once here
Like the ephemeral roar of a forgotten thunderstorm
We once were here and now are gone home
Leaving tainted history books to tell those on earth
To Whisper aloud, “We trailed this grubby path”
As it is written, “we once were here”
Your leave should you prepare
OLA OGUN
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