Bernard Onoja Poems

Once a peaceful city,
haven for tourists,
lovers of nature and its ambience.
The plateau, its rocks, the cold weather and the good people.
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There they go jumping hilariously at such a wonderful opportunity, so they think. To unwind in such an atmosphere of pleasure. Waiting for that moment of ecstasy.

They go for the cheapest way of showing love. Saying I love is never enough, so they reciprocate by kissing. The depth of kiss reinforcing their degree love.
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Born today like a leaf that buds from a tree. Gone tomorrow as the night. Yet forgotten in this big wide world of possibilities, failing to leave the slightest prints on the sands of time.

Can one be so indifferent, walking with the eyes closed? An attitude that many are guilty of, their signature in this life of bitterness and sweetness.
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You reap harvests in tens of millions. As you leave behind regrets and shattered dreams. HIV the culprit, AIDS its manifestation. Campaign against you a charade of some sort.

Even when the other masquerades of death exist. You stand out, tall among others. Stealth and ever sure of your ability, In this wide world of dreams.
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Poor Omeche. Born to a father of sound medical history. With no case of cancer, dating back three generations.

Leading a normal life like every other in a tiny neighbourhood called Otukpa. A champion, multitalented and promising. Like a flower opening to the rising sun.
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Beware of receiving such a gift adorned with pearl and the most expensive diamonds. Enticing to accept
such warm acts of benevolence.

Never offered to a real friend, but a foe of great indignation. Such dangerous weapons of offence well concealed in a living vessel
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As a beautiful rose flower showcasing an amiable personality of a caring and loving mother to be. People watching closely the endearing heart.

In love and passion, the seriousness of a young lady desirous of a man to crown her head with choice ornaments, rubies and diamonds.
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Amazon of my world,
special creation from the heavens.
Description of love
Definition of beauty
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What are my sins that i am punished for? Early in life my sorrows begin, different from all my kith and kin. A cross to carry throughout life.

Had my parents been knowledgeable, my lot would have been different. Instead, as the wreckage of a motor crash, disabled i am with flaccid and feeble limbs.
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Brother of lightening, you announce your presence by impregnating the clouds. Known for your deafening sound, as the sky is heavy with rain.

You run errands nevertheless, to chastise and to punish. Oh! friend of the powerful ones. As they think of how best to use their powers.
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