Saturday, August 30, 2008

Come...



Come. Come disrupt this world of earrings matched to shoes, of color coded files, measured spoons and ruled lines. Come bringing with you chaos, unbalance and untested theory.

Come like water, rejuvenating this throat parched with sense and sensibility. Come like star dust, sprinkling madness; signalling the return of a normalcy that never was.

Come be my tree that grows crooked, my car that speeds past the limits, my rich decadent indulgence. Come feel this heart beating, this soul aching to be freed of the accepted and expected.

Come be my Picasso, painting with unconventional brush strokes and irrational paint splatter. Paint rage, paint desire, paint animalistic, paint soft.

Come, and this time I promise to not seek immediate definition. Come and this time I will let heart roll out of tongue without pre-thought or post-fear.

Come like rain, quenching this burning; this desire so counterintuitive yet as natural as dessert sand. Come and grease this mechanical heart.

Come like hunger,
Come like fire,
Come, and

...stay...

73 comments:

Jay said...

i am first!!!!!!!!!!1

Jay said...

Sister queen......i love this, so engaging and yet clear in what is being said....talented sister. My fav is

Come like hunger,
Come like fire,
Come, and

...stay..

miz-cynic said...

3rd.nice poetry.does dis mean ur ready 4 love?

Shubby Doo said...

come...
stay...

indeed

wow

Lighty 'neferet' Kopearl said...

WOW!!!! THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING PIECE I AV READ IN A LONG TIME.

big up!!!

Buttercup said...

wow...that was beautiful NDQ!

NaijaScorpio said...

Wow, that was really good.

Unknown said...

Hmmmm...Such passion.
*Sigh*
I am silenced by my own thoughts...

Tininu said...

thank you...do you have any question or anything that you want be to blog about just to start me off, because right now i cant seem to start and end something

Afrobabe said...

The pic...

The one in the middle looks like a babe in an outfit that needs to be burnt and the one at her side looks like a nun touching the middle one's boobs...

anyone else see it????

Rita said...

Wow! That had a peaceful and calming effect! Well written.

Be free and be ready for true love.

Please why blue grease???

Femi B said...

I say its a beautiful cubist painting of people playing instruments.....possible black folks...you know how Picasso loves African people..lol thats assuming Picasso is the painter..

Naapali said...

Beautiful. This is a reflection of the talent in you. Please paint on with magnificent brushstrokes. Beware of fire though, it is all consuming until spent.

I feel proud and honored for the privilege of access to your creativity.

Nigerian Drama Queen said...

@Jarrai: Glad there was clearity mamacita! Have a good weekend and try to stay out of trouble this time *wink wink
@Miz-cynic: Hmmm I don't even know what I'm ready for...im just ready for something..something non-mundane, whatever it is!
@Kopearl: Awww thank you boo! Truly apptreciate it.
@Buttercup: *Blushing* Muchas gracias
@Sting: I know your not a big fan of poetry, so coming from you- I truly appreciate that.
@Naijalines: Please dont be silenced by your thoughts! Share them!lol
@Afrobabe: Your soo crazy chica. I wonder what Picasso would think of your interpretation,lmao! After your comment, I went back and looked at it and I actually see what your saying!
@Rita: "Be free and Be ready"-that's what I'm trying to do...with life, love and all it's possibilities. About the blue grease, lol. Here's the explanation: I once read a commercial for Castrol Pyroplex Blue grease, and it is supposedly meant to maintain mobility while building tack/adhesion or when faced with water contamination.
And blue, simply because it is a period of Picasso's work that my friends and I explored, disliked, but im now reconsidering in retrospect. Weird, I know!
@Femi B: My beautiful favorite feminist! Yup it's Picasso's "Three Musicians" from his Cubist phase. He really did like him some Africans!

Nigerian Drama Queen said...

@Naapali: I will continue to paint, and to see what these brushstrokes reveal. I will also be sure to extinguish the fire before it is spent-I think unfulfilled flames are the most exciting, they leave you yearning for more...Thank you Doc. It is an honor and privilege to have both your praise and criticism...

Rita said...

@NDQ: Thanks for the explanation (sigh of relief!) I was wondering if yellow-orange oil won't be good enough.

Nigerian Drama Queen said...

Haha, if anyone would have asked, it would have been th engineer!

Parakeet said...

You changed ur name right? Oh maybe I'm just confused. I could have sworn I went to NDQ's page and it was down!

Courtney said...

would you look at that, my black momma wears the hat of a poet among many others.

i tip my hat to you my dear. wonderful piece.

Anonymous said...

How do you guys write poems, i wannaaaa...this is nice, it reads nice.

Harvard med school ke?? You dont like me much do you, lol...

I dey o, how you doing?? Im trying to watch a yoruba movie right now...kinda sleepy.

bArOquE said...

my reboundgirl...this is deep with the quest for the fulfilment of a need...i dont know what to make of it...i think i like...xx

La Reine said...

That was a good one. I'm glad I stumbled upon this blog - I'll be back.


-I ran into an article Nigerians should read, check it out: http://chxta.blogspot.com/2008/08/just-letter.html

Marian said...

Baby girl love is on its way..fear not! You have a talent and must get something published!
That poem moved me...
Love,
Marian

Desy said...

mmmm... so delicious this piece... and that is religiously how I feel about my day and those who choose to visit...

Waffarian said...

Come. Come disrupt this world of earrings matched to shoes, of color coded files, measured spoons and ruled lines. Come bringing with you chaos, unbalance and untested theory.

Have I been here before? You write beautifully my sister....words, so many words, so many meanings...have I been here before?

I am going to read old posts.

D@AC said...

nice work, i love the way you ended it.

Ms. emmotions said...

amaizin wat u do with word NDQ,
nice read,

so how have u been doin dear gal?

naijaleta said...

You called and I'm here. I've come.

Flourishing Florida said...

dis is nice. i hadn't expected d end @ all

Lady said...

CAN SOMBORRI SHOUT....amen!!!!!!!!!!!!
COME AND STAY..Thats what i like to hear..lol...
BEYBEY AM FEELING UR PROFILE PIC OO..I THOT IT WAS ME FOR A SECOND..OH WELL..HEHE
P.S:XOXO

olusimeon said...

this is simply lovely..so much classy..love it love it..
big-ups to you...

Femi Adeyemi said...

But i did come, only you didn't let me in..

I came in the form of your danielle steels when you were crying.

I changed form and came as your favourite food when you were hungry.

I came in the form of cupid's arrow and found a big padlock blocking the way to your heart.

I came,

but you didn't let me in.

And so i moved on, to the next
love lorn starry eyed pretty woman..

I came dearie, I came to leave a dull comment on your fab blog..

Take good care..lol

Smaragd said...

*gasps*

did u write this?

seriously?

I am in awe darling, very much so!

tres fantastique!

Chris Ogunlowo said...

*applause*

Aphrodite said...

You try well well o!

The Activist said...

Come let use our magnificient gift to touch the world

Rebirth said...

me likey!

Rayo said...

oh, i love this. dont kno y but it sounds lyk how i think when i wonder wat it'd b lyk if i d8 a yld guy

Queen of My Castle said...

Wow...I am floored!

Anonymous said...

hello NDQ!!

Nigerian Drama Queen said...

@Parakeet: I added another blog and mistakenly restricted access to this one for about a day or so, which is probabably why you couldnt access my blog!
@Omosewa: You and your Yoruba movies eh! Please put new wedding websites jooo, its been too long. Btw, you NEED to watch the Gossip Girls season premiere. Dont wait...its too good! I was busy screaming by myself while I was watching it.
@Baroque: I know not what to make of it either. There is a definately a quest for something to be fulfilled, but je ne sais quoi! How r u boo? This is not how this re-bound thing works oh! You have to give the rebound girl daily attention,until you've rebounded,lol.
@La Reine: Thanks for stopping by:) Will check out the article...
@Marian: Thank you so much my gorgeous fashionista! I just got a poem published not long ago:-) But I definately wanna improve and get more stuff out there.
@Desy: Lol! Bon Appetit!
@Waffarian: I dont think so! Glad you came by...I love your blog!
@Xena: Awww.. thank you so much. I actually did not expect the ending myself-until I got to it. Weird huh?
@Ms.Emotions: I'm good oh! I have man wahala oh, infact I need to email you and get your advice. How've u been? I've missed you! Don't stay away so long again!
@Naijaleta: What took you so long?!
@FFF: Funny thing is, I didn't expect the end at all myself. I write at the exact moment I have a certain feeling and the words just come...so the end just came. does that make any sense? How's the wedding prep coming? I havnt gotten my invite oh!lol
@Lady Koko: AMEN!!!LOL. Hehe, I'm glad you like the profile pic! How u dey?
@Simeon: Thank you so much. Much appreciation:-)
@TheGeniusWithin:
Come back, and this time I will let you stay. Come, and stay-okay?
Just don't come as Danielle Steel-she makes me sick,LOL. How r u my love?
@Smargd: *Blushes* Yes I did. Merci ma cherie cherie amie. Ca va?
@Aloofar: *Blushing*
@Aphrodite: Thank you mucho mucho!
@Standtall: One word at a time, we are getting there sister queen!
@Funms: Me happy!
@Rayo: So glad you like...what's a 'yld' btw? Im clueless
@Queen of my castle: Wow, I have a big ass grin on my face now. You know how much I love your writing...you write like I love to read.
@Pink-Satin: It's a lie!Where r u?Stop doing these your appearing and dissappearing acts now! Babes I miss u so much. Please come back. PLEASSEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Unknown said...

Beautiful lines with different meanings for different folks!

Hi.

bArOquE said...

...just to give a tight warm hug to my nigerian rebound queen...*wink*

poeticallytinted said...

I LOVE IT! I love the flow, the rhythm, I can hear it in my head now. I've always admired writers who use repitition so well without sounding monotonous. You carried it off so beautifully. Your heart was in it surely.

Yankeenaijababe said...

l love it, love. ..can't believe I didn't add you to my blog list. Well, you are officially added now. You have a great blog. keep it up.

Mz. Dee said...

Xctly the way i feel bout a certain sum1 nw.. luvd ur blog ystday, luv ur blog nw, will luv u blog 2mrw.. and 4eva jo!!!

H2O-works said...

Oh Wow..I like I like I like...this is beautifully written..makes me wanna go and start writing poetry..ten gbosa!!!

Rayo said...

'wild'

flawsandall said...

wow NDQ you never cease to amaze every time..you are going places

zephi

Allied said...

WOW! please tell me to close my mouth...

This is good, no Great, No Excellent!! ahh Great work!! NDQ, remember me, when u work is discovered

Gia Shakur said...

this poem is hot. I run with chaos....I love all the pretty colors juxtpos in a anarchic ballet....the brightest stars colliding in rainbow spectrums

Bombchell said...

oooh gurl whos this about? it better be no painting.

i just assumed it was ready for love, a relationship etc. u know that india song "ready for love." then again thats what my ass is feeling, so perhaps thats why i interpreted it like that lol. sweet.

Tininu said...

i am giving the opportunity to ask me any question and your not asking nowww...now is the chance!?!

Parakeet said...

Hmm...somebori is on fire. Meanwhile am digging that background pic on ur page o

Lady A said...

Wow! Well put...and I love the new pic you have representing you! Love it!

Afronuts said...

Strong...You wrote this. never knew you to be much of a poetry person

You've been awarded the 'Honest Blogger' prize. Check my Monday, September 8, 2008 entry for details!

Rita said...

Very soon some people will beg you to update...how now? Your pixs are hot!

Zena said...

I forgot how friggin amazin' you are,

Come like hunger,
Come like fire
Come.and

stay


snapping my fingers man!

Afrobabe said...

oya, update!!!

Nigerian Drama Queen said...

@Dammie: Mr.Poetry himself! Thank you so much! Hi back:-) lolll
@Baroque: Hey boo..im headed ur way
@Poetically tinted: Thank you so much! Im coming to your blog asap
@Yanky9jaBabe:Awwww thanks chica. Love ur profile pic by the way:-)
@Mz.Dee: Im loving you right back boo! So who's this certain someone eh?!
@H2O: Gbosa right back@ ya!lol. Im glad you like!
@Rayo: Thanks babe!
@Zephi: Your amazing and I miss you...well @ least I can facebook harrass you...
@Allied: All i'm tryna do is get on YOUR level-FOR REAL. I will never ever forget your story on 14th and Serenity. So remember me when you win the orange prize!
@Gia: Ahhhh another lover of chaos! I love the clash so much, because it allows for a different interpretation each time. Where have u beenmy blog life?!
@Bombchell: Girl you know this aint about noooo painting! India.Arie is the truth. My soundtrack right now is Beautiful Surprise....ready for love is a timeless classic.
@Tinunu: I dey come...no vex...
@Parakeet: Thank you jare! How u deyyy?
@Lady a: Thank you so much!
@Afronuts: we learn new things about each other every day i guess:-) Awwww....im heading your way now!
@Rita: Im glad you like the pics! Shhhhhhhhh dont let anyone hear you about the updating!lol
@Zena: Lol@ snapping your fingers. Thank you so much babes! Where have u been eh? Im still waiting on the email from u oh...
@Afrobabe: Chei babes...soon, very soon. I promise. Muah
xxx

Bombchell said...

lol just making sure

wellsbaba said...

wow...I luv d pic up there...wats takin you so long2update?

Smaragd said...

So i came back to read again...

i love all the lines, but these caught me...

"come be my decadent indulgence...
come be my picasso,
painting with unconventional brush strokes...
some, and i promise not to seek immediate definition..."

u see those words? u took them right out of my imagination!

je ne sais pas... i dont know what to say. pls publish this.(how do i say that in french btw?)

uNWrItten* said...

well done ma chere..its been a while..how are you boo?

O'Dee said...

"Come be my tree that grows crooked, my car that speeds past the limits, my rich decadent indulgence."

Love this post.

Thanks for always stopping by my blog.

Carlang said...

I cant believe i have been away from Blogville for so long.
I have so much catching up to do.

It was a lovely post dear.
But i have come to expect that off you.

Hurry up and update.
I am a starving kid suddenly let loose with chocolate.
I need more!

cinnamonqueen said...

Beautiful, simply beautiful. :)

cinnamonqueen said...

Aaaaww.... Hey just saw we are on your favourites. Suby&Sinem! Thank you hun.

ablackjamesbond said...

Wow...wish i could write like that...oh well...that was good NDQ...loved it!

Parakeet said...

Ah NDQ got it now...going to check out the new page.

Zena said...

UPDATEEE!!!!

Femi B said...

I got this poem on FGM..thought i'd share..here is it http://osopimping.blogspot.com/

Walking said...

brilliant