after all said and done

after all said and done

i do not have the right to direct the finger of guilt

or the look of comtempt at my guy

for even i can barely see through the speck in my eye

i say this to say

that we all have a part to play

ni to to ati shi no

a ti gbe gba gi

a ti ko lu jangba

shugbo

awa yi odi de

a wo si te si waju

nitori kpe

after all said and done

we are still the most resilient bunch

if we can redefine love and remember the meaning of humanity

maybe then we can restore the sanity

if we remember to react

and repeatedly refuse to be content with mediocrity

only then can we be free!