The words of Peter Akinwunmi (Peter Ak'i)Hello there... I'm Pete Akinwunmi, aspiring poet, singer, harmonica player, saxophonist, sports psych & erstwhile rugby player. On this site you’ll find my writings in the form of poems and song lyrics (a few of both accompanied by video footage) expressing my love of words, word play and fun expressing personal psychological insights related to being the best you can be or at least as happy as possible with what you are.
Welcome, step inside – this is the Bureaux of Arrangements.Sit down, rest awhile, I’ll get a contract for agreement.Would you prefer tea or coffee, while you read my manifesto?I urge you to read it carefully, see what I can and cannot do… You’ll be surprised at the things I’ve arranged. You’ll be amazed at the […]
Like psalms that tell of hardship and pain, forbearance and strength from bearing chains, The Blues make me weep for an unholy world of fools in all twelve bars and on the twelfth bar stool. I felt the blues to my roots when I had no boots wandering down Nowhere Street; they got even bluer, […]
A bee is never quite as busy it seems It’s just, he can’t buzz any slower. Whilst the butterfly flutters as wispy dreams And flies like an unchained flower. Of our beauteous world you must beware; chase the butterfly and it flits from grasp for beneath nature’s beauty lays the snare – the bee […]
I learned my prayers on tidy knees, In quiet rooms with polished grace. Aunty Con and Uncle Charles meant me well. Their God was kind. Their world, a place Where love wore cardigans and smiles, Where faith was plain, if dull at times. I thank them still. I’ve wandered since. Here’s what I’ve learned, in […]
MASTERPIECE I know you are an artistThat your fingers are inspired.Your strokes pulse with madnessand shoot lightning bolts and fireYour portraits and landscapes. They dance before our eyes,starve the doubt and feed the faithfor those who can’t decide. It’s your life, your masterpiece. X 4your canvas, your colours, for you to paint.it’s your life, your […]
God was in heaven on one of his masterpiece days when he said, “My son, I must send you away.” Jesus said, “But Father, I’d much prefer to stay,” God said the price was too high to pay. “The world,” he said, “is running close to ruin, it’s a dirty job son, but it does need […]
I’m going to build a weapon supreme to let loose upon the world. A bomb filled with crayons and plasticine the most wondrous weapon on earth. . Each time a crisis develops I’ll launch it high in the air where it will explode with a gentle, ‘pwff’ then millions of parachutes appear… . And they […]
The eagle spreads his wings when he spies his nest, exultant from soaring skies, he glides to his rest. Not to seek a dreamless sleep nor to reflect on triumphs acquired but to rejuvenate – revivify the pulses of desire. Even as we glide, we find adventures to devour. Unbridle all those fantasies, harness all […]
I learned very early,what to do with opportunity;take it while it sitsfor it never rests long.If a chance is there, seize it.For you to smile as you reminisceopportunities must be grabbed and kissedfor there will always be an opportunistwho’ll snatch for the chances you will miss. Some hold moments in their graspas if trying to […]
Love is a many splendoured thing. Holding hands, kissing, romantic violins. It’s thoughtfulness and patience, can be a virtue or a sin, but best as the exultant twang of bouncing bedsprings. Now, please don’t think me fetishist, a perv, or over flirty it’s just that sex didn’t go away when I got past thirty. I’ve […]
The words of Peter Akinwunmi (Peter Ak'i)