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    Kid From Lagos
    Kid From Lagos
    Kid From Lagos
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    Kid From Lagos

    By M Koleosho

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    Kid from Lagos consists of 24 poems, ranging from topics about love, to the every day struggle our writer goes through as a foreigner in a foreign land, but not stopping at just these two topics, instead delving into a gamut of emotions that he undergoes as he writes this.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM Koleosho
    Release dateFeb 8, 2012
    ISBN9781465849229
    Kid From Lagos
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    M Koleosho

    As a kid my imagination was molded by the likes of Enid Blyton and the heroes of Marvel and DC Comics. Fast forward to modern day, and it seems those books and characters had a stronger grip on me than I initially thought. Writing gives me the ability to delve into characters and worlds that would typically be closed off to me in my normal life. An Avid sports fan and music aficionado. I tend to gravitate towards anything that involves creativity. Of late photography seems to have piqued my interest also. I consider myself an expressionist. I write, take pictures and live for new experiences.

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      Book preview

      Kid From Lagos - M Koleosho

      KID FROM LAGOS

      MAYOWA KOLEOSHO

      COPYRIGHT 2012 BY MAYOWA KOLEOSHO

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Kid from Lagos

      After the Night

      He Wants

      S’ak Passe (A Poem for Haiti)

      A Reservoir of Emotions

      Dear Junior

      Lagos Frame of Mind

      A New Day

      Can You Hear Them?

      The Struggle

      Mind Melodies

      Lovers Ode

      Why I Write

      Oceans of Life

      If I Died Tonight

      Default Girl

      Shine

      Dear Ma

      For You My Friend

      Man in the Mirror

      What If

      Cheers

      Road to Success

      The Gift

      KID FROM LAGOS

      I was born and raised on the dust filled roads of Lagos City

      Moluwe and Danfo horns my everyday wake-up call

      The city that never sleeps, Lagos apologizes to no one

      Watch your step lest you fall by the roadside

      For the restless spirit of Lagos dances tonight

      They say if you dance to her tune, she will treat you right

      But many have failed at this, empty hopes, empty dreams

      Surulere, my heart calls to you

      I miss your lively streets, the boisterous crowds

      She speaks so

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