Unlike some of his very professional poems, in this poem, Dipe 'Shane' Oluwatobi, finally stooped low for we laymen to understand! Great Poetry!

The Centre Of the Cosmic Balance

In the centre of the cosmic balance,
Humanity stands,
Heralded as the king
Of the universe.

An ill-fated battle
Rages on
Between the past, and the present.
The present and the future.
Humanity has pitted both ideas
Against one and all.

Tell us the story of your life,
Marked by tears like the August rain,
With bouts of sunshine.
Then shall I tell you mine.
When fear smiled through mine eyes.
The fear of the known.
The fear of the unknown.

The present revels in wisdom,
But lacks the courage of the future.

Walk with us now,
On this bright dawn of companionship,
Let us explore new horizons.

So, together
We searched.
High in the sky
Far on the earth
Deep in the sea.

For wisdom dictated our paths,
And with courage, we forged on.
The present was decided by the past,
And the future shall be written
By the present.

The battle cannot be won by one.
Imagine, if they were allies,
Then victory shall be won by all.
And the centre of the cosmic balance,
Shall be preserved for posterity.

See how the poem came to be " That's one poem my baby sister asked me to do for her, about youth vs experience." -Tobi

Composed and Written by:
Dipe 'Shane' Oluwatobi. dipeoluwatobi@gmail.com

A DAY WILL FOREVER REMAIN - A Poem

A day will forever remain
For days are but passing memories,
Always passing,
Slowly, steadily, solemnly.
Riding passionately on the back of times,
Shunted back and forth like the dawn, and the dusk,
By the setting, and rising of the sun.

The shadows tell of the day,
Of the sun, and the wind,
Walking on the grounds of the atmosphere,
Surrounded by the noisy chatter,
Of mortals, and saints,
Serenading the footpath of nature.

Times I fall asleep,
And wish to never wake,
Remains the dusk of day.
The dusk of day,
When mortals and immortals alike,
Have retired to the bossom of their minds,
To the solace of their souls,
To the freedom of their hearts,

I wish to never wake,
From the deep slumber of humanity,
For reality is an illusion,
And the reality I desire,
Remains in the subconscious of my humanity.

A day will forever remain,
For memories will forever pass, and ride
On the back of times.

McShane Phepoet, is a budding poet and undergraduate student of the University of Lagos, with real names Dipe Oluwatobi.