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OchioguKevin
M/Nigerian A Black African poet
Dear Ex, Every lover is a fool To the one he loves; Though every fool is not a lover. In those days When we loved, Admiration befell the stars; For us they came out glittering. Tornados calm before us, Waves sleep for us To sail and the sun Faded before our love. Then cheated heart and wounded one Became my fate, But I’m breathing I am the miracle. I was a fool So you said then Why the torment? Separate lives Is what we are now Infidelity pierce even The heart of a god. A wounded star Knew no remedy. Dear Ex, For every wind Someone must fail; We’ve all been Hurt before.
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Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 6:15 AM UTC
LETTER TO AN EX
In the land Of the burning tribe, Dwelt the worst of evils. A tribe Where immorality is moral And flaming human minds Can be traced. Allergic to goodness, Cancerous to strangers, Abhorrent to civilization, Glut with cheating. Pure hostility Even at jovial point And under loving atmosphere. A tribe of courtesans Where adultery is tradition, And fornication begins at ten To enhance development, For healthy living. A tribe Of awkward belief In a path of abstinence to sickness Curable with *** alone. Of what descent Are they? Too violent to exist with no regard to life. Of what mentality? When playing safe Is inhuman! And ****** Of the innocents unborn Is nothing. Spreading the virus, Never afraid to harbour it. Where is their good side? Is it unseen or extinct? If any, “ wuese te”.
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Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 6:14 AM UTC
THE BURNING TRIBE
At the campus, I heard his voice In the room Of my female neighbour. In the evening, I heard his voice again And hers too, Screaming the walls down. In the morning, I asked what happened, Oh…..we are making love She said. Then I saw him Oops! He is the Preacher in my neighbourhood.
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Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 6:13 AM UTC
TO HIS HOLINESS
The church said, Darkness and light Comprehend not. A pastor told me, Oh ……how darkness By the rising sun dispel. Then what is Dawn and dusk? But a comprehension Between darkness and light. About the sun, What happens when it sets? Who dispelled who?
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Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 6:02 AM UTC
TO THE CHURCH
Known sorrows Are not only human Death; sorrows is What causes the Heart to bleed. If elergy is to be Sung on sorrows mat, Then it need not Be for human death Alone. On the day when Ecstatic moan Escapes the cracks And hinges gaps Of neighbours’ door, Phone calls generate Laughters on the faces Of lovers, Love lost its life In the hearts of hosts. Though not human Bereaved, But death is death For it once lived. Love immortality Is human gullibility For it dies Even as the celebrant Every February 14th.
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Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 6:02 AM UTC
ELERGY WRITTEN ON FEBRUARY 14TH
He that is mightier Is absolute! He gives love In the midst of outstanding hatred! , Faith, in the midst Of hopelessness! Happiness, in the midst Of bitterness! Peace, in the midst Of turmoil! And joy, in the midst Of overwhelming sorrows! Holy is his name.
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Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 6:00 AM UTC
ABSOLUTE
On the deaths, Of those dear to us Whose life flickered out Like candle lights; On the pains Of those hearts Whose love was Never returned; On all broken hearts Who seeked love But never found Solace; On all losers But pure at heart, May you find Solace within, Never on the edge of tears. Where was chineke When lovely souls drifted Away, leaving weeping eyes behind? Where are the days When love was immortal? On all sorrows, We pour this libation.
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Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 4:45 AM UTC
POETIC LIBATION
She thought, She is that innocent, But I knew better For the walls told me so Of her romance With her bathing sponge Every morning in the tub!, And of the tub water Penetrating Her never ever Penetrated aisle. Then the soap lathers…….. She thought, She is still innocent, But it’s long stolen.
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Jul 31, 2011
Jul 31, 2011 at 2:45 AM UTC
Stolen Innocence
When we look deep inside, Our hearts quaver, our soul Shiver, our minds doubt, Our spirit….uncertainty Of which is which One in all, all in one We do not know. When we worship, He goes by the Gita, She, by the Koran, I… the Bible All for one God, Why the differences? When we pray, He praises Krisna, She exalts Moha, I pray Christ, Avenues to one God. When we die, He re-incarnates, She enters paradise I awaits judgment What injustice! But …what if I were To seek out the Unborn And find the hidden balance?
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Apr 8, 2011
Apr 8, 2011 at 4:14 PM UTC
Unborn
A praying mantis presides Over and over A congregation of fools Assuming a God-like position, Predicting today, predicting forever. He preaches, the act of holiness, The act of reality, Where smooching is divine, A path to miracle. But miracles do occur The deaf became dumb, The dumb became deaf, The healthy became sick, The sick became dead, The dead….I wonder !
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Apr 8, 2011
Apr 8, 2011 at 4:13 PM UTC
Praying Mantis