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November 2019

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Outspoken- Salted Words By: Arogundade Oluwanifemi Olatundun

by Eden Benibo November 22, 2019

We all have our

Our voices to speak

Messages to give 

Lives to change, people to teach 

Stories to tell, Melodies to sing 

But fear keeps us from what you should willingly bring

Seriously, so you mess up and you’ve messed up 

Guess what? you still live 

Courage is one thing we must acquire 

Let our voices be heard and not retire

We’ve been given this gift for a reason

A weapon to withstand the seasons 

Nifemi

  I wrote this poem a while back , I may  have tweaked it a little (to the OGs that may recognize it). I remember the feeling of satisfaction when I first wrote this poem(I know it’s no Shakespeare but I was like 11 when I wrote it , give me a break) I thought to myself “OUTSPOKEN?, ME? NIFEMI?

Growing up you see different qualities/ features in the girls around you and sometimes ( I know this isn’t a good thing but it’s a true thing) you start to compare yourself to them saying things like “How come when she does that hairstyle, her base glides gracefully on her face like a gazelle or swan and mine flies like a scared  bird ?, How come she doesn’t have acne on her face? How come boys are more into her? ( Please tell me , I’m not just projecting here).” Anyways like most teenage girls I had my fair share of insecurities but the one thing I was a  jealous of in my peers was the amount of CONFIDENCE they had, at least compared to mine.

Nifemi and award-winning writer, Chimamanda 

I was a terribly timid child, I say this all the time but I don’t think people really  understand the gravity of the situation. My first real prayer points were around the lines of ” Dear God, in school please don’t let Mrs……….. ask me any question in front of the class and I promise I’ll be of good behavior starting now, I’ll even let Taiwo be my friend “( Most times Taiwo and I ended up fighting almost immediately after the prayer, maybe that’s why my prayer didn’t get answered, I had no follow-through).

I remember my mom always saying to me things like “Be confident!,Say how really you feel!, Don’t  you know who’s you are ?,Don’t you know who you are? What’s the worst that could happen?”and like her saying  “Never go to an owambe with an empty stomach” she wasn’t wrong but it just wasn’t easy for me.

Hey, if you’ve read this far , we’re practically friends now, so I’ll let you in on a secret I’ve learnt over the years “Confidence comes easily for some lucky people, but for some of us it takes a little more practice and that’s fine ,we all have things as humans we should and can work on”. Like the legend Hannah Montana taught us “Nobody’s perfect”. I still have days I swallow my words and twiddle my thumbs but that’s no longer my basic instinct and that to me is progress. It also helps knowing and truly believing ” In Christ I can do all things” on the really bad days, Plus having people that believe your thoughts and opinions are valid and worth hearing.

I have to be honest at this point and say, I really don’t have any tips on how to be confident or more outspoken , “Who am I really but a 21 year old graduate that actually believes the reality tv show THE BACHELOR is actually about finding love and commitment ( I wonder who Colton will end up with?)” but I’ll leave you with a quote from one of my favorite writers :Dorothy Parker, she said ” The first I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue” and I try to live by that . Each morning I say to myself “Today I will be confident”, “Today I believe that my opinions and words are valid” and hey what’s the worst that can happen?

P.s I do however understand being outspoken doesn’t equate to being confident and I am aware sometimes people talk a lot to cover up some underlining insecurities but hey that’s a topic for another day okay.

About the Author:
Nifemi is a graduate of Mass Communication, University of Lagos (UNILAG). She best describes herself as “Quirky with a lot of spirit.” Need we forget to add that Nifemi is a twin, who believes in the gift of an individual uniqueness, regardless.
The art of writing to Nifemi has been her greatest channel of expression.
With this, we look forward to seeing the world dance to the melodies of her art, soon!

To read more of her works,
Kindly visit her personal blog at: https://thingsishouldreallysayoutloud.wordpress.com

November 22, 2019 2 comments
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An ode to LIFE (AGBON)- Salted Words By: Pa Shakespeare

by Eden Benibo November 19, 2019
The yesterdays,
The todays and even the uncertain morrows
In accordance to the law of nature
Are in a state of a perpetual flux.

The many stages 
We have Experienced
Thus far,
Buttress and assert the karmic theory
Which states that 
'whatever goes up will be reversed so 
It can be reached'.

Our decisions and indecisions
Are guides, navigating our paths towards 
Its designated fate,
For a man is wholly free when he is dead.

Oh!
How true and dedicated many remain
To life's hustle
Amidst it's bellow mysteries
And power tussles.
Which arise as a need mistaken
For peer pressure,
For to sew a clothe, a tailor
Must first take a measure.

Agbon
You are cheap but yet priceless,
Harsh like the fate of Ikoka men after the curse.
Sour Sweet like the taste of the Otien fruit
And indifferent to man's plight.

Agbon
A statue should be made in your name
Because your fairness knows no bound.
For if you were biased,
Only the few rich will survive
Whilst the poor, animals
And the trees will go into extinction.

'A wise man lives once
And leaves while dying.
While a fool dies several times
And regrets even while living.'


 
Godwin Henry Osaigbovo Pa Shakespeare
November 19, 2019 0 comment
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Song of a Man Called Chikwado -By: Chukwu Chikwado

by Eden Benibo November 9, 2019

I sing
of hope
dashed on your exit
but regained.

I ring
the very bells
our foes condemned
to muteness.

Where darkness
on my paths
they brewed,
brilliant rays
before me moved.

Where on ashes
of my yesterday
they spat and passed,
I caused my dreams
to sprout and bloom.

Today
the short pains
I manly bear
prick my marrow;
tomorrow
long gains
shall be my lot.

Hello,
To the great
whose drop of liquid
morphed into me!

Written by:
Chukwu Chikwado
The blind poet.

Remembering the inevitable event of many years ago!!!

November 9, 2019 37 comments
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The Eden Code

by Eden Benibo November 4, 2019

❤ Close your eyes to the “noise” of the world

❤ Never dance to a love tune without a heartbeat

❤ Open your heart to the positives of life

❤ Let your passion be the drive

❤ Expose your art to sunlight

❤ Surround yourself with like minds

❤ Select your friends like beans, to get the proteins for growth

❤ Enjoy the growth phase and don’t fright

❤ Polish your skills and watch you shine

❤ Stars are meant to glow in the dark

❤ The world is dark enough

❤ So, release your fears and doubt darts

❤ Become the dream in real life

❤ Design your goals like a world map

❤ Cross boundaries, obstacles and pitfalls

❤ Show kindness without being seen

❤ Do good, even in the dark

❤ Pay attention like a debt you owe

❤Never add more cracks to a breaking world

❤ You Are Royalty

❤ Walk in the majesty of honesty

❤ (And) Wear truth like a crown

❤ Life may be too short, but it has a long run

❤ Savor every moment before the finish line

❤ Unleash all the diamonds on your inside

❤ You Are Made for More

❤ Thrive!

November 4, 2019 5 comments
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