'Deji Adeyemi

Remember Me

Remember me as the leaves frown to fall

Through hazy days and scary nights

I have not eternity to spend

Remember me as my song you sing

Remember me as my ink you read

Remember me as I depart to final goodbyes

The lonely thoughts of martyrdom calls me

Ghosts of future failures I seek to escape

Successes of the present last but for a day

Remember me as my seeds become Mahoganies

Remember me as my peers whitens in hairs

Remember me as my monuments faints into memories

The foundation has slipped from the blocks

Remember me as the root parallels the earth

I ask for no more

Remember me as I return to dust

The burden of the red earth is heavy