I’ve been here before
With an act exact of my doing now
Same sights and sounds and vibes
Same people with cheers and laughs
Only do I not know again when and how
But I know I’ve been here before
I’ve been here before
When knew I not, was here
Ne’er longing to go, ne’er wanting to leave
But with the leader gone I too soon to leave
And with the leader return mine soon is near
To return and ne’er to leave as before
I’ve been here before
With percept so nice and mind so clear
Only wanting to please he who is
So so thinking but my going’s a lease
When time rend my soul from here so dear
The time of here and not of before
I’ve been here before But I know not the length of time I spent
Nor when I left this place I loved
Long, oh long was the journey on earth so curved
With him my God I pilgrim’d as so meant
For me to be here like before
With an act exact of my doing now
Same sights and sounds and vibes
Same people with cheers and laughs
Only do I not know again when and how
But I know I’ve been here before
I’ve been here before
When knew I not, was here
Ne’er longing to go, ne’er wanting to leave
But with the leader gone I too soon to leave
And with the leader return mine soon is near
To return and ne’er to leave as before
I’ve been here before
With percept so nice and mind so clear
Only wanting to please he who is
So so thinking but my going’s a lease
When time rend my soul from here so dear
The time of here and not of before
I’ve been here before But I know not the length of time I spent
Nor when I left this place I loved
Long, oh long was the journey on earth so curved
With him my God I pilgrim’d as so meant
For me to be here like before
Kingsley Anagolu
June 2009
