What?

What?
What could have happened?
What could be the reason?
What could have gone wrong?
That made tears roll from his eyes
That made dust settle on his hair
That made everyone look at him in fear.

What?
What made him beg?
What made him not care?
What brought him here?
What took his pride away?

Banji Coker 

We were

we were great
we were  beautiful
We were amazing
We were special
It felt like a movie
It felt like a dream
It felt like a fantasy
It felt like it wasn't real
time went by
Reality set in
We let go of that beautiful feeling
Now life has no meaning

Banji Coker 

Fate

He's out on a cold night
Wishing upon the stars
She's down on her knees
Praying for something heavenly
The cold grips his bone
Her tears began to flow
Their pain echoed throughout the universe
They needed something to save their lives
Just then a shooting star passed by
God decided to here their cry
Things started to align
All they needed was a sign
Fates were set in place
Circumstances began to rearrange
He saw her eyes
She saw his smile
Their world came alive
That moment, they lived forever,  this love was never going to die

Banji Coker 

Bed time story

*bed time story*

Once upon a time,
there was a girl who was very fair
And Lovely was the smell of her hair
Tales of her beauty was told everywhere
About how her scent filled the air
She had the admiration of all the men
How to please her was an art they were all prepared to learn
They didn't care about what lays within
They were all bothered about what they could see
Although the sight of her was an amazing view
But her scars were what made her beautiful

Banji Coker  

Call me

The sun and the moon
The day and the night
Always seem to be far apart
They could never come together
But what happens when there is an attraction
What happens when love sets in
Instead of making light or dark
Let's create an esclipe
Instead of heaven or hell
Let's create purgatory
Let's put the world on pause
Let it just be us
I'm not trying to pressure you
I'm not trying to tell you what to do
But when you're ready
I'll be here
So call me?

Banji Coker

Little snowdrops

What happened to you?
Why you like this?
Why so much hatred?
Why are you so cold?
Why is there no love?
Why is there no one?
Who would warm you up
Who would care for you
Your tears are like little snowdrops
Your soul is giving up
You don't want to feel anymore
You don't to live anymore

Banji Coker 

With love

Let down the tears
Scream out the fears
Run through the sadness
Walk through the darkness
All the way to the light
Raise up your hands
And try to touch the skies
Hold on a little longer
It would all pass
All you've lost
Might not be gotten back
But I'll be hear by your side
All the time
If I can't take away the pain
I'll gladly partake in every way
Cos that's what friends do
So whatever you might be going through   I'll always be here for you

With love

Banji Coker 

Next door

They grew up one fence apart
They had captured memories of one another
 They were inseparable
They were adorable
They were called a couple
Then they grew older
The changes began
They both became self conscious
They don't hang out anymore
They became homeland strangers
Who didn’t feel right to hang out
Thus ending the story of the boy and girl next door

Banji Coker 

Promises

In the spirit of everything new
In the spirit of making merry
In the spirit of having fun
In the spirit of being happy
They make promises
They make plans
Which they have no idea of how to fulfil
I can't relate to this positive feeling
Maybe cos I'm used to always failing

Banji Coker 

Dawn

The night is when demons come out
They stop him from shutting his eyes
They infect his mind
Misery and pain are all he feels
Depression has crept into his skin
Tossing and Turing are all he can do
Trying to go to sleep is no use
Life hasn't given him any chance to breathe
The devils are here to rub it in
They feed him with thoughts of ending it
They feed him with thoughts of escaping
They're are edging to walk towards the light
They want him to walk away from life
The torture continues till dawn
He is free when the sun comes up

Banji Coker

Begin again

The pain grips her
The contraction begin
They're  edging her on
They're  trying to show her support
How did she get to this?
What was her sin?
Her mistakes finally caught up to her
Causing her to scream
Then the moment of relief appears
The sounds of cries hits the air
She has been giving another chance
With this new life in her hands
A new slate to begin again
Hiding this innocence from her mistakes

Banji Coker