• Lukman Opeyemi

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I am human

Like every other

But the path I walk

Has made me a demon

I still own a heart though

Part saint, part evil.

Mama is always on her knees

Praying for me never to die

Knowing fully well that I am a killer

You wouldn't blame her though

ABIYAMO tooto.

I kill unwillingly at will

Because the rule is strict

- Kill or get killed

I really don't want to die

But am prepared anyway!

My lover is always Waiting

With the hope that we will tie the knot

As soon as I return

so we can create our replica

and tell them the tales of war

Let them know

there is no special time for fireworks in battlefield

let them know

that I came across Azrael countless times

until I fear him no more

let them know that I didn't fight because I want to

but because I have to

I am only a soldier.

WAR TALES

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