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Monday, 2 September 2013

Lagos! My Lagos!


Energy and the charisma of fury- rain swept the streets
Neon lights and unmanageable dreams
Hearts casually crumpled under shoe heels
Career flights moving at top speed
Lagos! Bustling by day, energetic by night
Where every young woman can live the classic independent life





Heat and the scorching fierceness of the sun staring into eyes
Naked rays and shattered hopes
Money changing hands under false identity
Very well dressed crowd thronging the streets of Marina
Lagos! Challenging by day, Easy by night
Where every young man can find the woman of his dreams


The sun has just set itself at home
Tired aged and worn out men
Finding their way to Ekaite’s Café; Gossiping and sipping beers
Bleakness and a night covered in darkness
The city as quiet as a graveyard
Men, women, aged, young
Resting their heads on stone-hard pillows


Lagos! My Lagos!
The city where I struggled to find my feet
The city where I discovered who I am
And I began to dream about where I want my life to go


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20 comments:

  1. Sisi Yemmie2 September 2013 at 11:56

    I LOVE LAGOS!

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  2. Unknown2 September 2013 at 12:22

    Lagos, my lagos...even with your prevalent, incurable and infectious madness, I still love you. Thumbs Up Dayor.
    It seems you live on the Island where it's peaceful at night. Come to the hub of lag at ikeja and you would realize that life starts for some at midnight.

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    1. dayor3 September 2013 at 10:10

      Eh Eh, Ikeja is noisy at night? I don't envy you people o

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  3. Toinlicious2 September 2013 at 13:18

    Lagos...not sure i can survive there :)

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    1. dayor3 September 2013 at 10:08

      Toin! We actually need you in Lagos...lol

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  4. Dobby2 September 2013 at 13:59

    hahahaha!!! Lasgidi all the way.

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  5. Avictomama3 September 2013 at 04:23

    I used to love lagos till I started visiting other parts of the country. I didn't know that people could be normal. These days..., i find it difficult to become mad again...

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    1. dayor3 September 2013 at 10:06

      Lol..I used to hate Lagos because I came into Lagos from the "normal" part of Nigeria. Now I love Lagos, I hope I have not become mad o!

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    2. Unknown4 September 2013 at 10:22

      There's always a 'sanity' in 'insanity'.

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  6. Tomi O3 September 2013 at 08:46

    Love the writing... I still wonder why you don't write so often.

    Yess!! Lasgidi!!! :)

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  7. sykik3 September 2013 at 16:43

    Lasgidi is the ish.....I love Lagos though there are times I long for the sanity of Abuja

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  8. Whistling Beautiful3 September 2013 at 21:57

    Lagos... no other spot better.. i miss Lagos

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  9. Abi Tobi4 September 2013 at 04:06

    I NEED to visit Lagos sha

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  10. @ilola4 September 2013 at 13:37

    Na wa o. You've been on fire lately.

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  11. Unknown8 September 2013 at 23:35

    Hi Dayor,

    I nominated you for an award here: http://mikesfrequency.blogspot.com/2013/09/response-to-inspiring-blogger-award.html

    Nice post by the way. I love LAGOS!

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  12. Blogoratti12 September 2013 at 03:05

    Very lovely read.

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  13. Unknown11 June 2014 at 16:57

    I agree with the fact that Ayeola Ayodeji Awizzy is truly the best portrait painting Artist in lagos Nigeria.

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