I AM

A SPOKEN-WORD POETRY PIECE BY TITILOPE

I am gap tooth, black girl
back corner of class
Scribbling left handed poetry on blank paper -
Save the school's curriculum for later.
I am overflowing tales by moonlight
That informal education
trickling off the tip of my grandmother's tongue
You'll find my mother's tongue here
A fast & fluent Yoruba
Crisscrossed in English
Hidden messages in prose & proverbs
Call it YORUBANGLISH

I am the miracle of melody
Nestled deep in the groove of rich highlife rhythm
A child of the marriage of hip-hop & afro beats
You can hear our voices
Pulsing beneath the skin of a talking drum
Commanding hips to move without caution
I am the sky-high gele-bold and beautiful
We redefine fashion
Wear our stories around our neck from our ears
So we never forget the voice of our ancestors

This HERITAGE
This heartbeat
This is who I am...

HERITAGE BANK... your Timeless Wealth Partner

[ollama]

This lady's poem is most intricate and intriguing; she represented the entire lore of africans.

[chan]

Been looking for this advert ❤❤❤after watching it on bbnaija 6yrs back

[Adebola_Emmanuel]

Heritage Bank pls sponsor a spoken word poetry challenge

[atanjiromus]

The poetry is class, no gap words, clear cut English and beautiful body language. I love

[jackieno]

Am here today, saw the DSTV spoken word advert, and remembered this one for Heritage Bank, nice one, Actually I missed Heritage Bank task in this year Big Brother house, it didn't happen, the way they usually pull it ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

[commscompany]

Titi! See your gift! Thank God for giving us you

[lifestyleestatelandsandhou]

shoutout to heritage bank...you inspire me

[ifeanyi_maduka]

Beautiful video. Classy, very well done. Wonder why it's not on mainstream TV. Or even on other social media platforms.

[nancienduki]

Not into spoken word. But this is AMAZING!!

[rotimishoyoola]

Beauuuutiful. Why does this video still have less than 5k views?

[MyNameIs_Sheila]

Save The Schools' Curriculum "For Later"

[walterndlovu]

Save the school's curriculum for later!