Inspiration: Volume 2. an Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, Music & Prose

By Akin O. Akindele

This book is about life and how to attain or approximate our most important aspirations. It is designed to benefit everyone involved in any kind of venture, or relationship. The book is especially important to people who, on a daily basis, have to achieve important (personal or business) objectives by persuading others to see things their way, or at least to meet them half way for a constructive and beneficial outcome.

This book is about life in all of its aspects. It attempts to reach and be helpful to each reader in most aspects of life, which the reader may need to improve, or re-evaluate. Part of the objective of this book is to make a person acting in an informed manner, become more comfortable with the choices that may from time to time be made. Understanding why those choices were made, and owning the benefits and being prepared to stoically deal with the attendant consequences that may flow from those choices.

To be sure, this book is partly a concession to the sometimes unfathomable world in which we live. It is therefore no more than my own imperfect effort of attempting to make some sense out of how and why things are the way they are. How and why things have tended to work best for most people who have been deemed successful in various aspects of human endeavor, whether as a great parent, effective leader, a good advocate, an inspired creator of abundant wealth, an admired citizen, a trusted partner, or a great friend.

Briefly, therefore, this book is divided into three broad chapters. Each chapter is further sub-divided into appropriate sections, for an easy and hopefully logical flow. Chapter one attempts to lay out the general foundation for the kinds of issues and challenges to be addressed. Chapter two addresses these issues in the context of various life circumstances and relationships we each find, or may from time to time, find ourselves. Chapter three, the last chapter, hopefully succeeds in tying it all together. The goal of the book is achieved. By the time one completes reading the book, each reader will be able to identify a personal road map for success. And this road map is applicable to whatever field of endeavor, or aspect of life, that each person may desire greater measure of success.

As we each pursue our respective aspirations which could range from a desire to be loved and embraced; a quest to be perceived as worthy; an important recognition, respect, reward, or some other opportunity, it is very important to be very cognizant of the kinds of actions, attitude, or mind set, that are more likely than not, to aid us in attaining the ultimate goal we crave. I call the constructive application of these various life tenets, THE WINNING FORMULA.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 11, 2002
• ISBN: 9781462813148

Akin O. Akindele

AKINDELE has assisted individuals, governmental and corporate entities in connection with legal matters worth in excess of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, including legal assistance to thousands of indigent families and children. I on behalf of myself and our organization commend your courage, energy and effort Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, Chairman, Campaign for Democracy (CD) October 22, 1993 Thank you also for your continued support with the Childrens Law Center, and for your faith in the City of Detroit Honorable Dennis Archer, Mayor, City of Detroit March12, 1997 Proceeds from this Book will be dedicated to the multinational public service programs of THE AKINDELE FOUNDATION.

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Inspiration

VOLUME 2.

AN ANTHOLOGY OF

CONTEMPORARY

MUSIC & PROSE

 Akin O. Akindele

Copyright © 2001 by Akin O. Akindele.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Contents

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

BOOK ONE

THIS DAY

NO FENCES

TOILING FOR

HEAVEN

HEAVEN ON

EARTH

HAZEL EYES

SOW YOUR WILD

OATS

TO ROAST A TOAST

SUMMER OF

UTMOST

CONTENT

ROSE COLORED

GLASSES

THE WORLD WE

LEFT BEHIND

SHOW ME

THE CROSS OF

THE ROMANTIC

HEARTS IN

DUPLICATE

ARROW

MEN AND WOMEN

THE ONE THAT

GOT AWAY

LOVE SO CLOSE

SALUTING A

THRILL RIDER

ANN MARIE BLUES

AJOURNEY OF NO

RETURN

HYPOCRISY HERE

WE COME

A JOURNEY OF

RE-DISCOVERY

COMPROMISES

SELECTIVE

ODIUM:

FICTION

ATONING FOR

THE PAST

BOOK TWO

MY SON3G OF

RHYMES

PLEASE FORGIVE

ME

BLUSHING

BEAUTY

PART-TIME LOVER

RUB YOUR BODY

YOU ARE MY

ROCK

YOU INSPIRE ME

PROMISE ME

YOU’RE MINE

WITH YOUR HELP

MOMENTS IN

TIME

BOOK THREE

SOME

PONDEROUS

PREDICATES

UNCONSCIOUS

GALLANTRY

UNFINISHED

BUSINESS

GROUNDED

AND CAGED

THE ELEVATOR

RIDE

ALONE

WATER FOUNTAIN

HATE

THE RELUCTANT

PLAYER

ONE DAY IN YOUR

LIFE

JUST DO IT

TIMELESS FOLLY

NATURE

LIVE A LITTLE

THE ROAD NOT

TRAVELED

MEMORIES

BADAGRY BEACH

SHOW ME

THE MONEY

FIRE & ICE

TAR HORSE

THE ROAD

TRAVELED

FICTION

WHEN

DREAMS DIE;

A FICTIONAL

TRILOGY

PROSE

REPRESSED

ANGER,

OPPRESSED

POPULATION &

COMPRESSED

PRISON WALLS

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DEDICATION

To the tender loving care offered by a parent; the gift of companionship of a lover; the wealth of loyalty bestowed on a friend and the uncorrupted innocence of childhood.

To the fresh memory of Akindele Akintola, who passed away before he was able to hit his stride.

To the inspiring struggle of Kunle Ayodele, whose young appetite for life remained robust and dynamic till the very end.

Finally, to the fond and loving memory of my paternal grandmother,

Madam Rachel Famutola Odagbodo Akindele, who truly honored me with the best kind of love;

the unconditional love.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FIRST, I honor the parents who raised me.

I acknowledge my father, for being an exemplary mentor, a reliable confidante and a trusted friend.

I acknowledge my mother, for a life of daring, compassionate caring and INSPIRING integrity.

I will have lived a full and successful life, the moment my own children each arrive at the level of confident love, admiration and awe I have for both of you.

I acknowledge the very vivacious Atoke. And with as much gusto as I can muster, I effusively acknowledge each of my children. In reality, my children continue to be the most important source of INSPIRATION for me. I am enchanted by your respective personalities; intrigued by the significant strides you make each day toward adulthood, and privileged to have been a part of it all, every step of the way.

The poetry in my soul, the music that I make and the melody of it all, are consciously designed to robustly orchestrate my eternal devotion to each of you.

FOREWORD

THIS book is partly a celebration of the wisdom of my forefathers. It is also a tribute to a number of other INSPIRED people, who have come before me. In this book, I have at- tempted, with a little poetic license, to honor their memory by highlighting some of their teachings and the INSPIRA- TIONAL impetus they have given to my life. I will therefore commence, by sharing with you, the following lessons, gleaned from their infinite wisdom. According to them, in order to live a truly full life, marked by supreme excellence and UNCOMMON INSPIRATION, they suggest that:

It is infinitely more rewarding, to:

Feel and care more than others think is wise;

Invest and risk

more than others think

is safe;

Aspire and dream

more than others think

is practical; and to

INSPIRE and expect

more than others think

is possible

INTRODUCTION

IF I WERE AN INSPIRATIONAL POET

Am I still required to think

that poetry flows like inebriating drink

the moment you permit your finger

to purposefully linger

on any chatter

that may matter

to the budding poet

reckoning to make a point?

Should I still hope

that rather than grope

for phrases that rhyme

for little children to mime

I may very well be knocked cold

and too much in a drunken stupor to take hold

of my conscious senses, yet, those magical and

INSPIRATIONAL rhymes

will still be cobbled together, for all little

children to mime?

How inspired must I be?

perhaps, like the tenacious and purposeful Bee

What initial price must I pay?

hopefully, no more than the penitent who kneels

to pray

Yet this humble drunken fool’s bold

reward he views as gold may yet be mined from a humble mind that

purposefully folds magically inspirational words on immortal tab-

lets to be told through songs for miming little children before

they are too old to be captivated by the magical rhymes that

need to take hold

So I mime

the rhymes

to the sensational

and the inspirational

chatters that hopefully matter

even as I grope

in hope for subjective acclaim

so I may claim and be acknowledged finally

and eternally to be that tenaciously inspirational poet

that succeeded in finally making his point

BOOK ONE

EUPHORIA

THIS DAY

This day

is never