Dec 16
AMANDA
When we met, I lived in a house with painted floors
But you lived in an apartment with Sliding doors
Yours were the first sliding doors I ever saw
You would come out of your apartment everyday at 4p.m
You would be quiet at first but once you started talking, you didn’t stop till 10p.m
We had so much fun together
Our time interrupted only so I could eat my ewa.
My Mum said the legume would make me grow taller
In the end, it only made my visits to the loo longer
As I grew older, the bond between us grew stronger
You taught me so much.
You took me places and through you I met different faces
How can I ever forget Sesame Street?
There, learning was a treat
That’s where you took me so I could learn to speak English,
Far beyond the level of Araromi Street.
You also took me places I shouldn’t have gone to
But thinking about it now, I wonder, who would I have turned to
When the girl next door came calling
For this reason and more, some called you evil
But to me, you were simply magical.
You showed me the world in a different light
Through you I met many cool role models and super heroes;
Spotting abilities that made others look like minnows
With the exception of my Daddy of course. My Daddy could take them all.
Or so I thought
My father wanted me to be a doctor, but the more time I spent with you,
The more I knew the only thing I wanted to be was Spiderman.
But that didn’t last for long coz after that I wanted to be a fireman,
Then a policeman, until I realized I was no Superman
Who would have thought I would end up behind a desk
Life happens! I said
These days our time together have become scheduled
But still you never fail to excite me
Last night you told me about a man throwing shoes at another man
It was funny. But it was also sad.
It made me contemplate how quickly relationships can change
How quickly one can fall from grace to grass
But that’s not the only relationship I am contemplating this morning
Ours is one that has changed so much over the years too
Whilst I have moved from my house with painted floors to one with gated doors
You have also moved from behind sliding doors to painted walls
Back in the days, stay a few more hours, I used to pray
These days you are always ready to play.
Now we hardly spend time together,
if it’s not Work,
Then it’s NEPA,
And whenever I put on my generator, so we could spend some quality time together,
Your newest friend in my house starts to SCREAM:
I want to watch Barney!
You seem to enjoy spending more time with him than me,
But I don’t mind.
I ape you not
I know what wonderful adventures lay ahead of him
But I am afraid even that relationship will not be rosy forever
Girls, Parents, School, Work and later, Life, will come between you and him
But you will survive
And so will he.
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First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok… this is my first attempt at poetry, if one can even call it that. [Been watching too much Spoken Word]
Please be gentle.
lollllllllll how can u be 1st????
i likeyyy d poem esp’
the ewa/nepa/spiderman/ part
*compliments of d season
anything you like call it, poetry or spoken words…very lovely arrangement of painted words…best in its simplicity…you’re the man
007, u always have a way of arranging words.
Have you xplained 1/2 current or is it voltage to lil 007?
haaa ur poetry is cool. maybe we can ask someone to use it for a rap.
very good indeed. Amanda is…….?
how is your son and wifey? Merry Christmas.
@blackjamesbond…gentle ko, gentle ni…what were u thinking?
LG…compliments of the season dear. Do u still need Agbero’s garage location?
Baroque…a compliment from baroque…it must be the christmas season getting into his head
Oluwadee [Iyawo]…whats gunigogo? The boy don dey get am small small.
Did you really marry the girl next door?
Not sure it is a poem but makes for damned good reading.
I liked it! It was simple,It was sweet
@ Zena…Thanks Zena! How have u been?
Darkelcee …can u feel ur pulse now?
In my Head… glad u enjoyed it.
Amanda is the Teevee hee! hee!! hee!!!I stand corrected sha o!
Nice poem…you deserve an award!
Seriously if you ever decide to quit your day job…at least you know what to do!*WRITE*!!!
Beautiful poetry…was hooked from start to finish
haaaaeey, 007 has started replying comments…”it must be the Christmas getting to his head”…bush man wey no know how to receive compliment…why shall you shy?…say thank you…even if we never drink the beer
I love it! I had to go back and read again to understand that Amanda is the telefision. Very nice.
loud and clear! LMAO
No limit…You flatter me. Thanks!
Jarrai…been a while. How have u been?
Baroque…haba! i dey reply comments small small now. Thanks anyways. BTW,when r u buying that beer?
Mgbeke feeling funky…its been a while, thanks!
you named ur tv amanda? I loved it. as soon as i got halfway, i knew amanda wasn’t a girl, towards the end, it clicked.
nice one!
Maybe one day, I’ll get to write like this. It’s so fluid!
That was the most beautiful ode to TV I have ever seen.
Well done, Uncle Bond!
That was good. I got it about half way through the poem. I love me tube also.
errr why Amanda though???
U named the TV Amanda…wld think u wld give it a masculine name..lol! enjoyed it tho!
this is lovely and simply conveyed but conveyed well…is it poetic verse maybe?
i fear amanda will not survive…some relationships are finite…perhaps you will upgrade her for a younger model one day? especially with the introduction of HD…& who know what other enhancements the newer model will be able to show off soon…lol
really nice! you like spoken word?!! I adore it….
Bumight…hope the stress has reduced.
Aloofar…you already write better than this
Ms Sula…thanks! My head is swelling.
Temite… amanda means beloved.
Toluwa… lets just say i wanted to prevent misrepresentation of any form
Shubbydoo…dont know if its poetic verse or not…was feeling poetic though when i wrote it…Amanda reps TVs in general and not a particular one…but u r right, no relationship is infinite, some other technology might wipe out tvs in the future but i dont see that happening anytime soon.
NDQ…r you kidding? Am crazy about it.
so what do you think about his dodging skills?
Baroque…quite impressive. God dey sha
“I wish i could be as cool as you…” LMAO
Loved it! I’d never have thought of amanda while christening my telly though! lol. My best parts are the ‘ewa’ and the ‘i want to watch barney’ part.
Hpe u r gud. It’s been ages. Hw’s the family?
Oooooooh,that poem was so nice,
the grow taller/loo longer/grew stronger was so nice.
Im new here sha, came across your blog on Oluwadee’s. Compliments of the season
Ef babe…good to read from you. Family is fine.
Naija Bunny…thanks for stopping by. Compliments!
I like it… I like it alot
Poetry????
Love the story..but poetry???
Babe, please stick to the stories I love so much…like the man who cheated on his wife and asked how she caught him….I still laugh at loud at that story….
I am very well dear…happy holidays xx
men if more poems or poetry were written like this the world would be such a better place. I LOVED IT!!!!
Afrobabe…i didnt think it qualified to be poetry but I bet its a start. Hopefully, my poetry will one day excite, touch and maybe make you laugh out loud loke my stories do.
Jarrai, Compliments of the season dear.
Aloted…glad u loved it! Now am encouraged to write more.
Well done! This is touching and it’s a good attempt at being a poet. Ride on brova
ha!
black 007, it’s been yonks! and now that i’m finally here again, i’m not not disappointed, u only get better with each post.
i hope life comes in between Amanda and her newest friend real soon cuz her influence in this new millenium is way worse than it was in ur time and even then see how much influence she had!
Ouch!!! …did i get lost in understanding or in the flow of the words?
Story/ Poem / Spoken Word, it was lovely and a nice read.
You should definitely continue.
Have a Merry Christmas!
la reine…been a while…thanks!
rethots…read again
Smaragd… so where r u working now?
Standtall… aunty, hw u dey? Compliments of the season!!!
AMANDA = TELEVISION.
OK.
Thank GOD my blonde season just passed.
Black007, how is the family?
Compliments of the season.
thanx for stopping by! i’ll be back to read ur posts..
happy holidays!!
oh my..GIFTED is what u r..
u actually replied ur own comment? lol!