Showing posts with label Momodu Ehiz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Momodu Ehiz. Show all posts

Friday, October 25, 2013

#WarOfWords2 WHEN WE REALIZE by Ehiz d poet





This guy is good, 
deep words, 
nice flow, 
and passion is clearly evident.
He narrowly missed out on being one of the 15 finalist during War Of Words saeson 1.
Will he get lucky this time?
Well, if you ask me, 
I will say, me likey likey!!!


WHEN WE REALIZE by Ehiz Momodu aka Ehiz d poet

Won't it be funny?
To wake up some day and realize that humans with hands, and untamed thoughts
Have been dancing to rhythms of rat drums hovering round a circle of untidy definitions where we are like script-less antagonist armed with bitter memories of what we thought are bigger than all we are.
So we drunk our minds in anger and distance it from love of all kinds,
Paint the eyes in raging passions and pierce it thick into the racing heart of a fellow antagonist,
And with our own hands, we drag apart the earth
And masquerade the flesh of our falling comrades
Into an act of out of existence..
Then our dreams becomes hanging..
And soon dies like untold ferry tales
Like fantasies defeated when realities strikes to the fore
Then our heads turn into a grave host of undone dreams,
Of unmade songs, of UN-fought wars
And of voices of rusty ideas echoing dirges of regrets
Maybe when flood of reality swabs out the blind folds
And stop the music of rat race and rat lanes only for us 

to realize that the clock is helplessly holding its hands at very end,
Then we turn to drink the falling remains of uncouth songs,
Dream of moon and cooling blues
Sing dead blues and pretend cool,
Smile like fools and polish our noose
And watch hooks drain our seas into private pools of few
Leaving our skins black-dead like stolen blistered fishes
Maybe then we would cheap trade our every word
To buy incantations as the only way to travel peace down our dreams...
At least they would make one smile-and fold reality under the pillow to another dawn,
So they keep us dreaming and build island of dreams
In every of our sleep.-at day -dusk --or young dawns
And fuck the business of reality insane,
Deadlock the brains and tangle everything there is humans can do
Into expectation of miracle rain
And set sail to propaganda camps to add volumes to the chorusing chants of corrupt dames, 

seeking change from their nebulous plans.
But the truth however is, change isn't about dreaming all day long
It isn't about being a fan of those that sing shabby songs
It is about striking the rod into the heart of rocks to escape water for thirsty throats
It is the sword that slams against ivory shields to water tongues with victory songs
It is in the hands that craft dreams into reality..
It is about you being the change you want be.




Check out the video via the link below


Thursday, June 6, 2013

#WarOfWords - Memories are strength by Momodu Ehiz

Lines this deep from a young mind, 
no wonder gold are from the deepest mines.
If I ever thought we were wasting time with poetry
and we might soon become history,
listening to this young man pour out his heart
shows poetry is all we should support on this earth.
Ok, this is not a poem
I'm just trying to say I "gbadun" this poet.
Content wise,
I will vote for him thrice :) .





Memories are strength

I may be too young 
Sitting still in this pool 
Of cold blood, tears
And flitting memories 
Of mama's first word 
But I know her death 
Wasn't because she hated me...or
Wanted to un-heavy her bones

If this words are lies
Why then did I cry? As I watched her die
Her tongue became cold 
Her eyes grew so wild
But couldn't see me wishing her alive 
Her hands;
Stretched forward for a last warmth 
As she laid lifeless
In a comfy coffin more expensive 
Than her well loved wedding gown
Still, she could not say a goodbye 
Or bid a last kiss,
She could not pet me by the shoulders 
And say "son ... I love you "

Have you once with your hands 
Worked the shovels to open the grounds 
To burry the remains 
Of the one you love so deep? 
Side-by-side your cold eyes 
Unable to drop the heavy tears 
Taunting the good memories 
Out of your skull 
Has life pushed you to tears, so unfair?
And your have not even a voice
To howl your grieve
Or ears to listen to your heart beats

It's like the whispers of Daffodils 
On your window sill 
After a heavy storm
It's like the first well spiced meal 
Of a newly wedded queen 
For her long awaited groom 
It's like the boost of an urchin 
Saying "I can move on" 

Have you pondered your mind? 
Why gold is from the deepest mires? 
Crude oil from the darkest pits 
Lovely poems from terrible scenes 
Love songs from broken hearts 
Luxuries from breaking rocks 
Peace from war 
Grieve from joy 
Solution from confusions 
Predictions from illusions
Mystifications from explanations 

Have you?

If yes, then you know why 
On this forlorn earth of hatred and all 
My lines would go so deep your soul 
Like the tears of a lonely orphan 
Picking waterside pebbles 
To pluck down the heavens 
From its wide reign

Then you would know why 
Even the darkest of cloud 
Or the deadliest venoms of western hurricane
Can't stop that you 
When you really want to breakout from those clouds 
And know you can go in
For a winning again 
Cos the word smiles 
But only when you smile

by 
Momodu Ehiz


Watch the video via this link:



http://youtu.be/BwBO1dmF5uk