A Tale Of Me [Writer's contest]

You see, when I was younger,

I had my dreams,

Engineers I’d admire and start to beam...

Slowly I grew up and became a teen,

A young adult I had become and my dreams became dim...

I thought and pondered as to what could make me be

Then I realized my people loved being glee…

I had something no one could hinder

And guess what, I decided a singer…

I remember that day, 16 I was

Cooking silently, in the kitchen I was

Loudly came my phones ringer

And it was Tosin my fun giver

I picked up the call without a smile

And there was a joyful Tosin talking all the while

“BABE YOU DON GET ADMISSION” na wetin she talk

NO! na wetin she shout

{pardon me for being a lyrical tout}

I shouted and danced

“UNILAG GO HEAR AM” she said to me

“BUT BABE E GET ONE PROBLEM”

“NA WETIN BE THAT?” as before my heart ticks

“THE COURSE WEY DEM GIVE YOU NA MATHEMATICS”

I reminisce now after the news

Some months later

University of Lagos class of Eleven

Black and White everyone wore

In odds and evens

Though some of us walked about clueless.

I remember that day how I looked for my Mother..

I think I cried because back then, I didn’t care less

The Music band came and I didn’t bother… [no, I didn’t]

Because that day was MY DAY,

MY MATRICULATION DAY!!!

Year 3, Ah!!! Memorable 20 Fourteen

A new lecturer walked in

The youngest I had seen,

He said his name and I think I saw a sparkle

Oh! Don’t get me wrong his shirt was bright I mean

Dr. Hall--- oh no, I almost spilled

24 he was, just 5 away from me

Bobo, sorry Dr. could teach in English

French and even Latin

9hours as a student he studied

no wonder he was lean.

Not that his class was the best

Or I understood anything

But he just made me day dream

Of being just with, sorry like him

To cut the long story short

We wrote the exam, he graded

And LINEAR ALGEBRA just wouldn’t let go!!

Head Of Department Cup (H.O.D’S CUP)

Me… Health Officer

Red Jersey No. 99

After 3 years of failure we won oh

Yeah just like you guessed one o

We just had to have an after party

Someone suggested we rocked the jerseys

I laughed and gave my famous straight face harshly

At 8 that evening we all met

Laughing and smiling as the victors we were

Lol!!! I laughed loudest because I stole a medal

(Yes, who told you running to save lives wasnt a sport)

9 o clock, we started the game

“I DARE YOU TO KISS FAITH” somebody said

I ran to the bushes at a speed I couldn’t name

{Bolt literally had nothing on me}I sha drank the drink sha…

Of course I couldn’t do it…

Ha! Ha! Ha! Again till 11pm

Slowly wading on my bed into sleep…

AHHHHH!!!!

I saw Seyi smiling sheepishly at me

With LONDON DRY GIN in other words OGOGORO!!!!

Funmi beside me proofreading with a grin

Deborah preparing to cook as usual BEANS!!

Benue girl with nothing more to type

8;23, Moremi Hostel

1 of July, 20 fifteen

Typing this writeup/poem/essay…

Hoping to win, actually, desperate to win

Soon I’ll graduate and hopefully they’ll be more stories

But till then, this let me win.

I wish you good tidings

And I’m hoping I win…

NAME: OMIMI INAKWU