uchenna nnodum Poems

Shall i scribble for a thousand years
Pour on pages an ocean of ink
Till my phalanges clench
Of the foul plays that stinks more than the skunk
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In the silence of the mid day
When lethargic bones bask in the sun of vacuity
I hear a voice, a young voice
That punctures the vacuum of silence
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Here I am simply writing,
Writing a poem, I believe.
People write when they feel loved,
When they feel touched.
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Not old enough
Most people would say
This life is tough
But i must have my way
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To reduce the cups
And increase the shekels
Cloud our minds like sand dust
The impulse of our hearts
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Nine moons we were bore
Under nine scourging rays.
The earth's heat and the sole's sore
Through life's maze.
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Your boundless ocean of love
In which I have sunk in
Flows through an endless desert of time
And flows through the blood stream of every one you touch
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Why do we always turn away?
Like the sojourners to Emmaus
In disappointment laden with great despair
Absconding from what seemed-peril-like
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In abyss of despair,
When i feel like am drowning
In the ocean of Sorrow
Yes, there is no revival - I think
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Behind those dewy eyes
I find lustre, lush and solace
Which the gentle breeze of dusk
And the shade at the foot of the iroko
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