Poem - Ideal World

A world without suffering.

A world without pain.

A world without guilt.

A world without war.

A world without hunger.

This would be my ideal world.

A world without greed.

A world without selfishness.

A world without fear.

A world without hate.

A world without strife.

This would be my ideal world.

A world without crime.

A world without tears.

A world without sorrow.

A world without disappointment.

A world without sickness.

A world without prejudice.

This would be my ideal world.

A world without jealousy.

A world without divorce.

A world without lust.

A world without poverty.

A world without unforgiveness.

This would be my ideal world.

A world without famine.

A world without drought.

A world without conflict.

A world without division.

A world without disasters.

This would be my ideal world.

A world with peace.

A world with love.

A world with joy.

A world with laughter.

A world with honesty.

A world with acceptance.

A world with forgiveness.

This would be my ideal world.

(c) Tolulope Popoola

(Oh and one more thing. A world without taxes would be my ideal world!)

Poem - All That She Is

When you marry a woman

You marry the little girl she used to be

The girl with a sense of fun

The girl with a penchant for mischief

The little girl who had dreams of Prince Charming

The little girl who had no restrictions in her imagination

The girl whose love was pure and innocent

The girl whose eyes sparkled like stars

The girl who played with her mum’s make up and trinkets

The girl who couldn’t wait to grow older

Whose cute dimples, belied the confidence beneath the exterior

When you marry a woman

You marry the teenager she used to be

The one who was curious about life and everything

The one who formed her opinions, and changed them again

The one who wrestled with expectations and priorities

The one who tested the boundaries

The one who struggled and started making mistakes

As she started discovering who she really was

Physically, mentally, emotionally and socially

While trying to balance what others expected her to be.

When you marry a woman

You marry her in the prime of her youth

When her beauty is radiant

When her curves are supple and appealing

And she bears your children

You marry a woman with strengths and weaknesses

You marry a friend who has your back

You marry someone who will build with you

With her strength and courage

You marry someone who is increasingly confident about her abilities

Even as she worries whether she is doing a good job

Being a wife, mother, daughter and friend

When you marry a woman

You marry the person she will become

In her later years, her lessons learnt

Even though her outward beauty will fade

But her inner spirit remains radiant

Maturing everyday like fine wine

She has gathered experience over the years

She has learnt to temper her words with wisdom

She has learnt to take the thorns with the roses

She has learnt to pick her battles

And she has rearranged her priorities

When you marry a woman

You discover more about her everyday

Because she is always evolving

Time passes, and the seasons change

But you will always learn something new about her

She will never stop amazing you

She is woman

(c) Tolulope Popoola

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I'm Human

I'm Human

If you pinch me, I will react

If you annoy me, I will get angry

If you hurt me, I will cry

If you cut me, I will bleed

After all, I'm only human.

I try to be a better person everyday

Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's hard

Sometimes I get it right

Sometimes I get it wrong

But it's okay because,

After all, I'm only human

I make mistakes, I have my flaws

I'm not perfect, I'm not pristine

I'm not a robot or a machine

I have emotions that I express

And that's perfectly fine,

Because I'm only human

I'm not an angel, I'm not God

I get tired and irritable

I have moments of strengths

But also moments of weakness

I cannot see the future

I cannot promise not to fail

After all, I'm only human

I will fall, but I will rise

I will do my best once again

I will admit when I'm wrong

I will say sorry when I offend

But this I know for sure

I am only human

(c) FG

Poem - Reflection

I look up into the sky

I see a dark blanket

Twinkling with hundreds of white dots

I also see the moon

Glowing silently but with pride

Knowing that even though

It has got

No light of its own

It reflects the light of one

Brighter that it

With this reflected light

It rules the night sky

Not even the stars can compete

It makes me pause and think

I have no glory of my own

I cannot shine by myself

But if I allow my emptiness

To be filled with God’s grace

My weakness

To be replaced with His strength

And my struggles

Be replaced with His ability

I would start to shine

Not of my own

But as a reflection of Him

(c) 2010 Tolulope Popoola

Poem - Time is Ticking

We seem to think that time stands still

Because we hardly notice when it passes

We sometimes forget that every minute counts

Even the minutes spent busying ourselves doing nothing

We only notice time in huge leaps –

In days, months and years

We overlook the fact that those days, months, years

Are made up of those seconds and minutes

That ticked by when we were not looking

My Ideal World

Ideal World

A world without suffering.

A world without pain.

A world without guilt.

A world without war.

A world without hunger.

This would be my ideal world.

A world without greed.

A world without selfishness.

A world without fear.

A world without hate.

A world without strife.

This would be my ideal world.

A world without crime.

A world without tears.

A world without sorrow.

A world without disappointment.

A world without sickness.

A world without prejudice.

This would be my ideal world.

A world without jealousy.

A world without divorce.

A world without lust.

A world without poverty.

A world without unforgiveness.

This would be my ideal world.

A world without famine.

A world without drought.

A world without conflict.

A world without division.

A world without disasters.

This would be my ideal world.

A world with peace.

A world with love.

A world with joy.

A world with laughter.

A world with honesty.

A world with acceptance.

A world with forgiveness.

This would be my ideal world.

(Oh and one more thing. A world without taxes would be my ideal world!)