Saturday 17 June 2023

Oluropo by Laju Ereyitomi Oyewoli

Oluropo
Read the pleadings of my love 
Decipher the affidavits of my thoughts 
Reply to the summons on my Cause
Till my appearance is written on your heart

Oluropo
Hear the motions from my heart 
Respond to the perpetual 
Applications of my affection
Till it becomes your ruling 
Binding us whole

Laju Ereyitomi Oyewoli
Laju Ereyitomi Oyewoli is a poet from Nigeria who hails from Ode Itsekiri in the Delta State. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from the Delta State University and later went on to pursue his Master's degree at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana.

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