Abubakar Ahmed Imam Poems

The battle is over
The dust has settled
Together we toil
in the void of a collosal loss
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In your face
Beyond the embers
That glow in you eyes
I see that day
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With stern faces we stand
On this beckoning sand
Facing east
Praying for the deceased
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Friends are fair flowers
That adorn
The fields of life
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From the gloom of my nights to the light of my days
I find myself counting your countless salient ways

Could I ever imagine the pain I caused you
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Amidst the dark walls
Of ignorance,
Your call rose, still rises,
Higher than the sun,
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Akmal, my dear
Is this you that I see
This little ruby
Sparkling with innocence
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O' brightest of stars
O' worthiest of praise
O' warmest of shoulders
O' my prop in distress
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Each time I close my eyes
Images of the days gone by
Like a flood come surging
I see you emerge from the kitchen
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I look; in the glitter of your eyes
I see the promise of paradise
On your smooth celestial face
I see the boundless beauty of the black race
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