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AN ODE OF MY DEATH (Beyond Eulogy)

When my heartbeat fades, and silence claims
Your tears will fall, but were they there when I bore the pains?
A grand funeral procession, a slow mournfully, tearfully and dolefully pace
But where were you when I begged for a helping hand with a keenly gentle face?

In life's darkest hours, I cried out for aid
But your deafness left me shattered, and my soul betrayed
No comforting words, no guiding light
Left to face the shadows, alone in the endless night
I can't hear your emotional hymns and I can't  see your tears because I am deaf and blind to life

Oh, cruel world, where death unlocks your hearts
But in life, my pleas were met with cold, detached parts
You'll eulogize my fleeting days, with hollow praise
But I needed love, care, and warmth in life's desperate ways

A coffin adorned with flowers, a farewell show
A million naira spent on Izon Ebi's musical flow
But what of the tears I shed, the sleepless nights I bore?
Did you care then, or only now, in death's solemn score?

Not now, when my voice is stilled, my choice gone
Why did you wait until my final breath was drawn?
I longed for love, for aid and for care
Not just a dignified farewell, with empty air
Like the folktales of a crocodile tears

You weep for me, but what of those still alive?
Those struggling, crying, begging to survive?
Their heart beat with mine, their tears falling like rain that doesn't touch the ground
Do you hear their pleas, or only mourn the dead in vain?

Ouseibai Bright Ebi
30th/10/2024
The irony of life
Oct 25 · 16
My Love Plea
O, fairest of maidens, if God will crown me
God for a day's brief reign, I would design
A love-gardened planet for you and I
In celestial aurora.

I will recreate thee in the evening's golden light
And impart unto thee my own heart's deepest might
In heavenly gardens, our hearts entwine and sprout beyond.

With tender care, I will nurture thy love's sweet seed, my Queen
And in thy soul, my whispers gently speed
Through labyrinths of love, our paths would meet and stick
Till time dies and resurrect no more

In perfection, your smiles will never fade,
And your laughter never ends, like the beauty of time
And the art of nature; our hearts forever beat.

But mortal, I remain, with heart aflame,
Longing to enfold thee in love's sweet name,
With human plea, I vow to cherish thee,
Forevermore, my love, my heart's decree.

In dreams, our love shines brighter than the sun,
Moon, and stars combined, our love is one and strong.
Thou art my heartbeat, my soul's delight,
In thine eyes, my love doth take its flight.

Forever with thee, my love shall shine,
A beacon in eternity, our hearts entwined,
Till time itself be no more, and we remain
Forever bound, in love's sweet golden chain.

Then you won't ask if it will change anything again,
Because you're proudly mine.
Oct 23 · 22
AESTHETIC ANAMUMA
ANAMUMA A GIFT FROM THE  BEAUTY OF LIFE

In the canvas of existence, you're a work of art, so bright and brilliant like the sun
A masterpiece where science and beauty start.
Your moony eyes and your rossy smile reflect the harmony that reality does impeccably keep.

Your smile, a curve of elegance and grace,
It echoes the timbre and rhymes of sweetness
The warmth of your touch, collapses the reality  of distance, and it bringing love to stay just like the ripples of a busy river

In the anatomy of reality,  you're just like the hyoid bone  so soft but mighty enough to hold the tongue
I feel completely happy whenever I see or talk to you
It kisses my day perfect knowing we live in the same planet
Your love has programmed my circulatory and nervious system
All my veins, arteries , nerves, spinal cord and brain dances to the reality of the fact that you're  the best , not just in beaut but also in character
Thus, I can't stop thinking about you

Please let thy love spring forth like the trees planted by the river side
Let the dropplets from the ****** of true love break thy dormancy
Let the sweetest of love and the fragrance of true love be tasted


Because your laughter resonates like a gentle bell , and I want to be the ringer just like a permanent time keeper
Your beaut flies on high frequency that heals so fast and all can tell.
Your heart, a vortex of compassion and love

Tor-kwase Anamuma, art and science blend in the tapestry of reality, your beauty transcends and your personality impress
Bless me thou this day your hardest word 'I love you'.

I LOVE YOU
A song to Christabel Anamuma
Apr 2023 · 153
A CANOE CRUISE
A CREEK CANOE CRUISE

At first we were rowing and flowing effortlessly with the hasty dance of the water through our creek before the hyacinths started running everywhere like a drunk driver
I heard great and lovely captivating tales of Adegbe lake from Grandma as I decended on 3 big madiga and dried aloma fish

As a kid I saw smooth strokes and paddle's play as fun
as the water's rhythm kept my eyes hooked as we guide and force our way through the water hyacinth colonized creek
Some foliage hugged the canoe edge and some married our paddle

I saw nature's excellence and it's aesthetic esthesiogenic pledge
Sun's warmth, gentle breeze and the lovely Grammy sweet songs of birds
I enjoyed seeing the ripples our canoe created , and the fact that it was my first time entering a canoe kept me lively
Canoe cruise was a moment to seize.




Ouseibai Bright Ebi
27/04/2023
Feb 2022 · 114
Falsehood
I heard the splashes spilt sore words in the market of falsehood for personal gains
Let the grabbled grains of your intents germinate in your own life-garden
Let it grow and not wither like a drought resistant crop
I have always known you were never fangless yet I always fall prey to you as a suppose friend
Thanks for the kisses
they were more loquaciously loud than the dark domestic Paraguayan parrot
Now that my ear is dang deaf
let your venom venting mouth continually bite.
Nov 2020 · 281
Happy Birthday Princess
• Happy Birthday Sister

Sisters are special but you’re the best
  Princess pure in heart
Rich in thoughts and rear to find
      Impeccably impactful       Intelligent  and industrious
       Noble, nimble and nice is the new natal born
Courageous, caring, cheerful  always charitable , cool and calm
         Easy going, exciting and excellent
Supportively smart and spectacular sister
          Smiling shining start star, so sociable and strong
                         ☝️
On this your new natal year; I wish you endless joy, peace, love, favour , more money and wisdom.
             Happy birthday  from

#Bright Ebi O
A.k.a Endeale Endeale 2
Sep 2020 · 176
Sleep
Sleep have betrayed my eyes.
Who can lend his eyes
Who can sell me his or her sleep
I'm tired of seeing the shy industrious mosquitoes flipping their feathers like a roaring lion salivating before it's prey
It is 1:32 a.m
and I'm still not sure I will defeat it.👁️👀
Sweet dreams to you my love
The pages of my life are empty without your ink scribing smiles so sweet and calm like palm

I just can't stop thinking about you
My eyes have sworn not to avoid seeing the ticking time tonight
And my ears the sweet repeatation  of your hardest word

The gallery of my heart is filled with your aesthetic ally gorgeous visage
All I can sing and pray for is your love
Your love
And your love

Whenever I take a glimpse at my reflection on the mirror
All I see is your flawless smile igniting physiognomy

How can I sleep when all I hear is a shallow shy whispers of  someone's hardest word "I love you " from my window ?
Mar 2020 · 584
2019 Super Cup Final
The sky has turned red and there is nothing you can do about it
All I see victory
All I hear is victory
The street of the greatest comebacks story will give a perfect reminisce

Everywhere is red
You'll never walk alone
Not even the devil can shy us away from victory
Istanbul a sweet home for the Kops

You'll never
Walk
Alone
Not without the trophy !
Not without Hendo lifting the Cup !
You'll never walk alone
Mar 2020 · 127
I'm missing you
The night creeps because I miss you

The depth of the night creeps upon our isolation
I miss you just as the moon misses noon
Only chants of thought and emotions prevail like the ripples of a disturbed river testifying borders carved that never allow french kisses tarry

Missing you is like an electromagnetic waves that shuns vivid feelings imprisoned by circumstance
Oh ! hell is mine

Will the sighs and whispers ever sieze ?
Will they be like M.K.O Abiola and 1992 ?
I miss you
But not in my traditioned dreams that are fueled in commitments


The night is creeping because I miss you
And the day is shy and sessile
Your visage has never spared any of my creeping nights, just like the insects and the nectar.


By Ouseibai Bright
Missing someone is just like been on a life support machine that has limited oxygen and it is leaking
Jul 2019 · 327
Flames from Niger Delta
Gone up in flame
Let's take the blame for feeding the lion
All I see is the smokes that stretches to the heavy sky
All I hear is doleful sounds just as the claws of the beautiful devil try

When I asked why ?
The response was shy to spawn
The stench of the roasted innocents is what I perceive
The testimonial ashes of our humble homes is all I see.

Flames !
Flames !!

The houses have gone to hell
Even as the defenceless fell to the sharpness of their own wealth
May the blood of the slain slay thee

Oh!
Not even the greatest scientist can easily separate the rain of tears from the salty waters
What a pain
What a shame to see everywhere in flame !
The Niger Delta Region is blessed with abundance of crude oil which happens to be the backbone of the Nigerian Economy. Sadly, the Nigerian government takes killing of innocent inhabitants and burning of their houses as a norm and recompense for the wealth. Instead of developing the area, they make life miserable for the poppulance.

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