“Phoenix” & “Lagos”: Two Poems by Adeola Adeoti

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Poem 1:

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Phoenix

Dust yourself,
audit your life,
those sores are not worth being licked,
rise like the Phoenix,
catch the storm again,
measure the width of your doubts 
cast them into a bin
eat lettuce,
eat melons,
go mellow,
trail your feet by the beach sands 
cast your gaze on the moon 
watch the waves meet the shores 
see the man in the mirror,
what haveyou got to say or do to make him 
the you you ever dreamt to be.

— Adeola Adeoti

Poem 2:

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Lagos

A row of sweats in traffic,
car windows beleaguered by a horde of 
salesmen,
a carton of gala, soft drinks and other 
confectioneries chasing your bumper till you 
beckon them to a halt and exchange a smile 
armed with wads for your snack
a car bumps over another, 
double crossing your haste 
chaos,
chug,
chugging 
metals strangling plywoods 
a raucous bath in the pool of invectives and 
threats 
a beehive of bystanders with judge’s gavel,
swinging with distrust and expectations 
your panel beater to your rescue,
welcome to Lagos,
you snooze, your accessories indignantly 
moves 

— Adeola Adeoti

About the Poet

Adeola Adeoti

I am Adeola Adeoti, an eclectic poet and author of a collection of poems, canticles of a happy people, which has been receiving rave reviews in journals across the world. My Twitter handle is @deolaadeoti.

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