Babatunde Idowu Ebenezer Poems

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1.
The Forgiver (For Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu)

Like a spear thrust through a balloon,
You busted my heart,
Like a man seated on a blazing furnace,
You punished my soul,
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2.
I Am A Poet

Listen to the words rolling out of my mouth like thunder,
Just pause a moment,
And give a thought to the thoughts,
Oozing out of my mind like fire.
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3.
The Maiden From The East

With the wind that blew me to the North,
Also blown a maiden from the East,
On whom mine eyes more than twice could set not.
But twice her striking beauty my eyes made swell as yeast.
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4.
Waiting For The Ferry

Yonder sits the tree of valour,
Whose head was once covered with golden crown.
A mighty and deadly allergy to failure,
Whom skin was beautifully brown.
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5.
Let Me Sing For You

Bring the cymbals, bring the sticks.
Raise the acuba, set the konga.
My talking drum hangs in my grandfather's room,
Wake up the old man and oil his wrinkled palms.
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6.
To The Gallows We March (The Victims Anthem)

You see our tears flowing endlessly,
And hear our hearts crying recklessly.
To the gallows we march with songs.
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7.
Day Unto Day.....Who Is On The Lord's Side?

Day unto day, the loudspeaker bare its sound,
Sow the seed of faith and the seed of blessing.
Empty trays passing from hand to hand all round,
Ending its acceleration with the man in lavish dressing.
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8.
Singing For Tata Mandela

Take not the sound of our wailing for sorrow.
Know that our tears are not of sadness.
If possible, more voices we will borrow,
So the lyrics of our songs will not be taken for madness.
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9.
Wailing Of Pains

This must stop,
The night must be still,
The land request for water not blood,
The rain must be drinkable,
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10.
Agony Of A Mother

The cry of the child rented the air,
Its heart shattering melody aimed,
A deadly blow to the silence of the corridor,
The stillness of the premise could not
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