To LARDO and Lola

my drowning eyes
follows your aura
you share smiles
as you share words
I’m proud to hear
your name in rooms
housing the best brains
you’re a ray of light
a being with might
a good friend of mine

from the first time
a bond was born
the views you have
the thoughts you air
as wise as an ijapa
I’ve bitten your tongue
when I saw they are long
I’m glad about this place
to learn from you
to see you read from me

Tomide Abdul