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Student @ Adekunle Ajasin University,Akungba Akoko Ondo State.Nigeria.
Lagos, Nigeria
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My Val gift.
<p><br/></p><p>My Valentine gift no be chocolate and teddy bear,</p><p>no be money or flower bouquet.</p><p>no be cards and food tray.</p><p>no be red gown and fine dinner.</p><p>Na small nylon wey I carry go junction.</p><p>I buy garrium.š</p><p>I buy sweetner.</p><p>I buy floating berries.š„</p><p>I buy pure water.</p><p>I add London roasted plantain and corn join.</p><p>No fancy package,</p><p>no long love message,</p><p>but my heart still dey smile small.</p><p>I reach house,</p><p>pour garrium for bowl,</p><p>add sweetner like say life still sweet somehow,</p><p>pour pure water steady steady,</p><p>shake am well.</p><p>I siddon for corner,</p><p>mix am with floating berries,</p><p>I dey enjoy the life of my head with roasted corn and plantain.</p><p>dey chop am like Queen wey no send anybody.</p><p>Because sometimes,</p><p>self-love no be big big things.</p><p>Na garrium wey you buy for yourself</p><p>when nobody remember you.</p><p>This Valentine,</p><p>my gift to myself</p><p>na survival.</p><p>Na strength.</p><p>Na me choosing me ā</p><p>even if na with garrium and floating berries. š</p><p><br/></p><p>NOTE:If I no love myself abeg who go con love me?š</p>
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