by Soyombo Ayomikun
The gay is a brother seeking to be heard
A friend seeking to be loved
A cousin desiring to be smiled at
Colleague needing a warm embrace
#Once upon a time
A very great man lived
Thought to be the wisest of all times
The wildest thinker of all generations
To Him was brought a woman caught in adultery
Screaming as she enjoyed what some tagged ‘sin’
From her fountain of pleasure she was dragged by a crowd
To the great man for judgement, then subsequent stoning
On reaching the great man, He bent & scribbled on the sand
Then said ‘he who hath no sin should cast the first stone’
#The crowd sublimed like smoke
From the tip of a quenched matchstick previously aflame
They disappeared one after the other
Into dark crevices to go kiss their sins a little more
Trembling, the woman found redemption
In eyes that chose not to condemn
Eyes that made her realize
That no human is indeed better than the other
Gay, straight, or even the saintly Pope
We all are beings seeking to feed & be fed with love
#Sad Nigeria decided to plunge
Into gray murky waters of discrimination
Against hearts choosing tenets by which to stand
Without an intention of harming another
Embracing a religion that loads them with joy
A belief that transforms their worlds into one gayly colourful
Religion is sacred, culture sweet
But the convictions of others shouldn’t be suffocated
By exaggerated hypocritical displays of attempts at saving the world
I think I should even ask; ‘Who made you God?’
#The gay has not come with arrows of death
With which to pierce our already blackened hearts
Neither has the gay come with bullets
With which to rip out our guts
The gay is a brother seeking to be heard
A friend seeking to be loved
A cousin desiring to be smiled at
Colleague needing a warm embrace
Not a soul to be convicted as a killer
To be thrown behind bars for years
#It’s time our false saintly display met its death
Time to tear our aprons of condemnation
If a gay smiles at you smile back
Don’t frown like you’re heaven’s agent sent to destroy the ailing
Refute laws establishing their incarceration
As they haven’t hurt you nor drawn blood from your veins
This beautiful family we are will never find joy
If openly we tag innocent souls ‘outcasts’
Gay, straight or even the saintly Pope
We are born to live & let others likewise live
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Soyombo Ayomikun tweets from @alabaster85
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But GOD did not create women for funiture? i prefer pussy to anal sex oo
I will also want to encourage the govt. to create anti-gay rehabilitation clinics in different regions of the country,encouraging gays to voluntarily turn themselves in,with all the psycho-spiritual supports being provided…that will show love,that may cause more change.Our prisons are dangerous places…they may emerge worse after years behind bars!
@anonymous:I agree with u that the conclusion wasn’t complete,& I deeply want them to go and sin no more….but then the basics remain love,not for the sin being commited,but for the individual that can change to become a saint tomorrow.Prayer & love will make the difference…big big difference.
Pls stp dis gay madness ♍Ɣ gay doctor
Pls stp dis gay madness ♍Ɣ gay doctor
yeah! rite to a point but that was half analysed and concluded. What was the last statement of the wisest and greatest man to the woman ? ?? without that your piece inconclusive and skewd. Regards
AY!!!! Hmmm…. Lips are sealed.
The tone of the write-up is that of compassion,that of forgiveness,that of love.I am strongly not in support of the 'gay practice'…but we may achieve more by not putting them where they'll be more corrupted,we may achieve more by preaching change on the platform of love.
You didn't write what "the great man" at the beginning of ur poem said in Jn 8:11. "…..go and sin no more". So, are u encouraging "our gayly brothers" to continue? Or what?
bunkum.
Without love can we truly change an individual?Will slamming gays behind bars truly cause a change in their personalities?Can we reach the heights of sanity by climbing on the wings of hate?I think I agree with the writer…cool piece!
You didn't write what "the great man" at the beginning of ur poem said in Jn 8:11. "…..go and sin no more". So, are u encouraging "our gayly brothers" to continue? Or what?
You are a very big fool.rubish!!!