"If the oceans cry out in ambient noise, why can't I?" - Kofoworola Afolabi Vulnerability is the beginning of freedomSurrendering is your hidden blessings yet to comeIf the wind has surrendered to His voice,Perhaps you too might have no choiceWhy do you shy away from crying?That's how we started living If weak people cry,Then strong … Continue reading Vulnerability
Category: poem
Don’t Lose Your Soul
"You're a roseWhy become a sunflower?Because it seems brighter, Doesn't make you any dimmer" Kofoworola Afolabi Don't lose your soulIt's not your life roleIf it's not going to fulfill a greater purposeMake of it no prose Why try to fit in?Even after you feel no happiness withinPeople pleasing is a curseThat should be avoided at all … Continue reading Don’t Lose Your Soul
This Heart of Mine
"...I look like the flower that bloomsBut really, her petals are best friends with the glooms..." Kofoworola Afolabi Does time really heal?Doesn't seem to me like a real dealWhy do I still feel these pains?Why am I still bound to these chains?In that beautiful garden, I look like the flower that bloomsBut really, her petals … Continue reading This Heart of Mine
A Love Story
"...I'm in a broken world but your glory is my love story..." Kofoworola Afolabi I'm brokenThis love I feel is unspokenThe sky is blue, the grass is greenBut your love for me is true, yet unseenThey say love is in the airBut your love I still feel in despairI'm in a sunken place This love for … Continue reading A Love Story