John Onyeme Poems

You can punish me
I deserve to be
But try to see
In my heart, I weep
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So long I left my infanthood
When my mind was a stainless snow
When all I do was squelch my food,
Play, cry, sleep and delight my soul
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O' my love, my voice, my song, my melody
O' you whose beauty is the source of my strength
Whose caress feeds my bone, my flesh with pleasure
Whose bright grin is the cause of my tranquil life
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When my eyes meet the red painted of yours
And in company with your pink robust lips
Many things swell wild and vile in my mind
And I look behind your loaded waist
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Good friends are pious and source of joy and strength
Their influence; just and true like the sunlight
They feel your pain and trudge with you to any length
To see they pull the irking weeds in your life
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Many years ago I was a little boy
I'd jump, hop, run, kick and play with my ball
I had good friends whose presence gave me joy
But today, oh today, I miss them all!
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You're shining endlessly in my heart,
Glowing gracefully like the morning sun
Taking my joy to its apogee
With your gentle caress and smile
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This is it, if I must confess
And this sky above me is my witness,
That each day has never gone by
Without the tranquil thought of you and I
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I'm no better than not by your side
I'm a fraction of myself without you
I have no shame, and have nothing to hide
Whether I stand clothed or bare in your view
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I don't know what this is, my friend
Neither do I wish that it comes to end
So cool and sweet like ice is this feeling
So gradual and fervent just like a healing
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