A street somewhere in Sapele

I walked by the street

the street leading to the house

from the highway, it leads home

The poverty I see. The people I see

The road I see, the businesses I see

The children I see, The old people I see

The darkness I see

A picture I'll love to take

The attention I do not need

I try to cry, I cannot

As I see more, I cannot but wonder

Just a bridge separates the darkness from light

I'm lucky to stay where the light is

But I pass through the darkness to get to the light

I started noticing yesterday, The people and all

The faces of the children as they play

Their smiles show no worries despited their state

no thouguht of what their environment poses

I smile. Then the sadness return as I see the elderly.

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Love & More - Act 1

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Love & More - Act 2

It has been a while we had the movie night. We have some history with movie nights I must say. From the times in Akure, Lagos and now, Amstelveen. Whenever we watch, it exciting. I enjoyed the action movies and then the love ones. I enjoy all of it anyway cos we watch together. the taking it back so you understand better is not so fun for me sha..me i have moved on in cases like that.....but anyways, i agree with you.......better to understand the context. When did we start watching movies together? Before we got married I guess. I guess this was in Lagos before I took the job with BEDC. Not sure if we watched any on our own or always with Bukky and Busayo. But anyways..the history was formed. Cinemas. one thing I loved about Igbatoro, Akure was the Filmhouse Cinemas at the Akure Mall. and then those cozy evening when we did nothing but watch a move together. Do you always stay up when we watch? Now I have to write that you might stay up with the first movie but...

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