tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80363032620519351812024-03-12T17:40:56.851-07:00Bede Okoro"I'm that man in your mirror when you stare at it, the voice in your heart steering you in the right path... it may arouse all the feelings that you’ve blindly fought, as you make to browse the pages of my every thought."Bede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-21494699033855698032009-10-01T16:11:00.000-07:002009-10-01T16:20:22.320-07:00The Priest and his controversial smile.All he did was just flash a smile. The smile pockets a rattling controversy.Bede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-29443752947877112132009-09-26T15:17:00.000-07:002009-09-26T15:20:42.410-07:00WITH THESE HANDS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jUKYMPY_scoJW-kwY2ZdSa9Hh-KJ1D0oF-eb3Txys3ICsSATB19wEy2XoV0VaerSCU0Zac4Hm7AMx3Bn9GciACQN14XjG0DynReUklCZpdLWJdGtZyR9trCncUbkV2gfPqeGxLU48UKQ/s1600-h/hands.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jUKYMPY_scoJW-kwY2ZdSa9Hh-KJ1D0oF-eb3Txys3ICsSATB19wEy2XoV0VaerSCU0Zac4Hm7AMx3Bn9GciACQN14XjG0DynReUklCZpdLWJdGtZyR9trCncUbkV2gfPqeGxLU48UKQ/s320/hands.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385904559261131682" /></a><br />With these hands<br />I carried you from infant till the day you could walk<br />I fed you with water and bread till you became strong<br />With these hands<br />I toiled for years, worked the soils for food to come out<br />I wiped your tears, many times till I lost count<br />With these hands<br />I accepted pennies for loads of work, just so you could eat<br />I built a roof over your head and a bed to rest your feet<br />With these hands<br />I’ll hold you and guide you, as long as I liveBede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-57130575623840458122009-09-05T12:20:00.001-07:002009-09-05T12:20:32.414-07:00I REPRESENT YOU, I REPRESENT MEI represent you, I represent me<br />I represent those rainy days and lonely nights, when wiping tears were daily fights<br />I represent you<br />I represent your past and present, the secrets and forces of all the souls in crescent<br />The nightly dreams of falling stars, when truth unveiled rejuvenated scars<br />I represent me<br />I represent the darkest path that led to the hearts of all the alters<br />That stood for you, them, me and all our sons and daughters<br />I represent my everyday fears, my college days and years, when shoes were Batas; my favorite wears<br /><br />I represent you, I represent me<br />I represent our collective struggle, those days when the echoes of our voices were sensed as trouble<br />I represent you<br />I represent those times when your cries were barely heard, and held inside those minds that fed your truth with lies<br />When all you see when you look at me is the picture of you in a feathered size<br />I represent me<br />I represent my countless moments of insanity, when cash plus love, subtracting us equals to vanity<br />I represent the truth<br />Thought you knew..Bede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-55375706032775732432009-09-05T12:16:00.002-07:002009-09-26T15:23:05.689-07:00MY HOME, MY PRIDE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgexBXYBRH7H1oXOHhNYyIB8kjQdtliuS-jfJnuVWBZjF1y8rz0G-ndiBWIHrekx0TGnJrNAt9L0xEU1NvxD77zMe8ZMUnChF9H2zefqUQr9SwQ9klGRo9EtB5vLFzwkb_8ZILtSCqE0B/s1600-h/f_slavery_boy_map_africa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgexBXYBRH7H1oXOHhNYyIB8kjQdtliuS-jfJnuVWBZjF1y8rz0G-ndiBWIHrekx0TGnJrNAt9L0xEU1NvxD77zMe8ZMUnChF9H2zefqUQr9SwQ9klGRo9EtB5vLFzwkb_8ZILtSCqE0B/s320/f_slavery_boy_map_africa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385905206003646674" /></a><br />Ever been to a land where the shadow of history still commands attention<br />Where gentle taps on a drum still remind its people of their sweats and how far they’ve come<br />Where the path that once led them out is now a beauty to behold<br />Where the look on their faces say hope never dies, even as young souls leave early for the skies<br />Where smiles are from deep down the heart, as piercing through adversity<br />Where the worst was never feared, when the whole world never cared<br />A land where courage is boldly spelt with the colors of their skin<br />Where truth has never been afraid to lie flat inside their mouth<br />Where the trees, the grasses and the hills are known for their very own<br />Where the cries of both the young and old are history’s deepest fear<br />Where freedom from oppression remains the only song to hear<br /><br />If someday you need a tour of this place, come to me<br />Because this land.. is where I am from….AFRICA<br />MY HOME, MY PRIDEBede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-50414038941117305992009-09-05T12:16:00.001-07:002017-01-15T16:35:27.975-08:00TO MY SONThis very moment my son, I want to drop something hot on your palm<br />
Cos I’ve come too far to understand how much of a great man you can be<br />
It’s a secret deep buried in life, a secret that works more than a charm<br />
The kind that would make you wanna cry, when me you’d no more see<br />
I grew up almost with no direction, though my mother and father tried<br />
They showed me all the many things, that I could never be thought in schools<br />
Life holds the history of mysteries, and comes with a crashing tide<br />
It comes at you with force, slams in your face without no rules<br />
Life, many a time, is purely expressed in joys that fill your head<br />
It coils you up slowly in happiness, gently leaving you feeling free<br />
Be fast to forgive and apologize, yea it takes the heart to forget<br />
Enjoy life to the full, get crazy, your life aint mine but thee<br />
<i>Before the Father takes me home, I will surely be there to support</i><br />
<i>I will leave you a steaming legacy, well cooked in a living pot</i><br />
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And if at a point in your life you decide to take a different path<br />
I will understand my son, perfectly, and time will slowly pass<br />
Know that even I your father, didn’t get to solve all the math<br />
Cos life could be crazy, weary and lazy, life could be a boring ass<br />
You could try a different method, if the one you know didn’t get to work<br />
Feel free to experiment, exercise your muscles, take your time<br />
In time you’d find that all the answers inside you know how to talk<br />
They best express themselves in beauties of a whole new kind<br />
I’m your father, I hold some truth, and I must make sure that you have them<br />
I can’t imagine allowing you swimming through this ocean unguided<br />
Declare your feelings anytime, just say it loud if there’s a problem<br />
Having you was more than a choice, am so very proud that I fathered<br />
<i>Before the Father takes me home, I will surely be there to support</i><br />
<i>I will leave you a steaming legacy, well cooked in a living pot</i>Bede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-20121625824504351492009-09-05T12:14:00.000-07:002009-09-05T12:15:16.113-07:00LET’S COME TOGETHERLet’s come together, let’s put the pains behind<br />The future looks bright, this we should clearly see<br />All I’ll be needing is just a minute of your time<br /><br />I know it’s tough with all the things going through your mind<br />But if we must make it, a standard has to be<br />Let’s come together, let’s put the pains behind<br /><br />In love, our feet, hands and heads should be bind<br />To make us see the reasons we must love truly<br />All I’ll be needing is just a minute of your time<br /><br />Would have loved to talk like a preacher, but am not the kind<br />I’ll do for you the things I’d love you do for me<br />Let’s come together, let’s put the pains behind<br /><br />The morning has come, the sun has started to shine<br />Inhale this moment with me, it is what I call ‘we’<br />All I’ll be needing is just a minute of your time<br /><br />Let go of your worries, we’ll be done far before nine<br />As nothing can ever replace a soul such as thee<br />Let’s come together, let’s put the pains behind<br />All I’ll be needing is just a minute of your timeBede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-19172035815073721892009-09-05T12:13:00.000-07:002009-09-05T12:14:03.647-07:00TAKE ME AWAYEvery attempt at trying to describe what truly you mean to me<br />Ends up leaving in me total shock cos words would fail to flow through me<br />My soul has found its look-alike, am comfortable like never before<br />You give me strength I’ve never seen, the kind that makes a man want more<br />My pains you daily take away, with sweet kisses and a gentle touch<br />You bring me reasons to believe, that’s why am loving you so much<br />Take my hands, take me now, hold me like you’ll never let go<br />Through the fears and the tears, am staking here my life and soul<br /><br /><i>Take me away, so far from this place</i><br /><i>I need to be with you, cos in you I find space</i><br /><i>Every moment that I live, with every breath that I take</i><br /><i>I share with you my life, for loving you is no mistake</i><br /><br /><br />I’m more than ready to go with you right through the centre of the storm<br />Even when it’s rainy and cold outside, I know you’ll surely keep me warm<br />You take me high and bring me back, you hold my heart with so much care<br />I’m yet to see a love so pure like the kind of love that we share<br />Indescribably linked with you. Will I ever get enough of you?<br />Opening my eyes at sun rise, everyday, loving you is all I want to do<br />Take my hands, inhale me now, hold me like you’ll never let go<br />Through the fears and the tears, am staking here my life and soul<br /><br /><br /><i>Take me away, so far from this place</i><br /><i>I need to be with you, cos in you I find space</i><br /><i>Every moment that I live, with every breath that I take</i><br /><i>I share with you my life, for loving you is no mistake</i>Bede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-25783515147436101032009-09-05T12:12:00.000-07:002009-09-05T12:13:22.737-07:00THE JOURNEY SO FARMy journey began some 28 years ago<br />From a small room, coming out of a woman in pains<br />And with all the hands and faces around her<br />I was brought to the scene<br /><br />I grew from inch to inch, learnt to hold only to let go<br />Knew from time that the path leading to my tomorrow<br />Would be mapped out by my scars<br />And this you’ve already seen<br /> <br />Progressions got steep, and strengths were low<br />Indicted by my intentions and wrestled with depression<br />Did a whole lot more just to push the bar<br />But these, got me to the places I’ve been<br /><br />Now my faith is the color pouring out of my soul<br />I refuse in all dimensions to be nothing else but great<br />I’ll do whatever it would take to reach the stars<br />I’ll firmly stop at nothing until I winBede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036303262051935181.post-43088841634116433842009-09-05T12:06:00.000-07:002009-09-05T12:08:17.079-07:00WE REMEMBER YOUIn life, we have so many people<br />As their faces are different, so are their stories not equal<br />Lots of people go through life in plain struggle<br />Praying for a better day, yet they still toggle<br />You don’t have to worry, a renewed hope will do<br />That’s why today, we remember you<br /><br />To those who for no just reasons are behind bars<br />Your cries we hear, your tears won’t last<br />You’ve stayed in there for far too long<br />But till we make it to you, please stay strong<br />Cast away all worries, a renewed hope will do<br />Cos today my friends, we remember you<br /><br />To those whose hearts are broken by the choices they made<br />We have come to mend, the pains will fade<br />We know it took courage to have held it this far<br />And for that, we hail you, you are sure a star<br />Have no reason to worry, a renewed hope will do<br />That’s why today, we remember you<br /><br />To those who for some reasons are disadvantaged<br />Never think that you’re halved and your hopes caged<br />As long as you can breathe, sleep and dream<br />Look within, you’d find a beam<br />Worries should be kept away, a renewed hope would do<br />And today, as always, we remember you<br /><br />To those in one nagging situation or the other<br />Keep your head up; aint no need to bother<br />We are here with a map, with you we’ll find a path<br />No matter how things may go, no matter how tough the math<br />Keep worries farther away, a renewed hope will do<br />Cos today, my friends, we remember youBede Okorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275317991741290298noreply@blogger.com0