Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

Call me black Yes, I am dark And you seek my tan all summer So I still tick Call me ancient Yes, I am historical And you plundered artefacts from forebears  So I still tick Call me weak Yes, I am work-in-progress And full of rare strength that you hunt  So I still tick Call me backward Yes, I am late-in-coming And I see no-go-tracks from your mistakes So I still tick Call me traditional Yes, I am ingenious  And I create pieces you may not dare So I still tick Call me failure Yes, I am learning And I don't like succeeding at wrong work So I still tick  Call me laggard Yes, I am steady And I like to navigate my own lane So I still tick Call me useless Yes, I am valuable  And I know where my usefulness counts So I still tick Call me coward Yes, I am thoughtful and wary And I choose battles I always win So I still tick Call me kinky Yes, I am natural And I love the curls you like to copy So I still tick  Call me misfit Yes, I am an outlier And I stand on ideals I conform to So I still

Lockdown enterprise And release her crime Open the air And restore her dignity Lockdown creativity And release her craving Open her womb And restore her posterity Lockdown energy And release her corruption Open her doors And restore her market Lockdown culture And release her falsehood Open the truth And restore her sanity Lockdown price And release her debt Open her stream And restore her progress Lockdown time And release her slavery Open her space And restore her freedom Lockdown ladder And release her anxiety Open the skies And restore her flight Lockdown identity And release her insecurity Open her diversity And restore her unity Lockdown vision And release her chaos Open her eyes And restore her peace Lockdown talent And release her idleness Open the gates And restore her products  Lockdown palace And release her destruction Open her tent And restore her adventure Lockdown speech And release her noise Open her practice And restore her voice ... Photo credit:  BBC