Adams Elizabeth Oyarese

Like the River Nile she flows with food and culture
With natural resources and unrefined treasure
Nurtured and moulded by noble ancestry
With such quality and beauty of the ebony
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I looked in the eyes of my fear
And felt its existence no longer
Sometimes facing the unknown
Makes it less a wonder
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What is my sin never done before? what is my sin that won't be done some more
is it adultery, theft or murder
Hasn't it been done in Sodom and Gomorrah
It would still be done even by my son
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Would you let me go hunting again?
Would you?
For my tender arms will be abused
By the wants of many foxlike men
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If someday the tables turn
And i live a life of endless scorn
If my loved ones choose to leave
And their affections to another give
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Timeless is the peace you bring
In Autumn, winter, fall or spring
A loving melody shall i sing
The very day i wear your ring
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A whim of adventure
With a glint of gray
Enveloped in nature
Is life's capricious way
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I spoke of the monster that bit me
And the world stood against me
How can u be so profane?
Was the question I received
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If you are lucky enough to find love my son
Cherish and secure it, give it a home

There is no point to grow what you will not own
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Forgiveness is but a show of self gratification
Portrayed by a deceiver to escape condemnation

To showcase self a being of virtue and righteousness
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Come with me my hero
Make me a woman tonight
Lie with me my dearest
Under the glowing moonlight
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Of pleasures that grew on a sandy shore
You touched meand kissed me more
I surrendered all with childlike trust
You loved me not but I loved you a must
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PLAYING FOR SURVIVAL
A twisted tongue tells the sweetest tale
To paint a picture of worthy alliance
Declaring a cat fit to wear a dog's tail
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Now the candle@ must hold the candle stick
And the crescent moon cries out at noon

When shall the sun visit its end
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In your deepest chamber Mama, pray for me
To know who deserves my door and who worths not my window
For i have seen those who destroyed a man
Attend his funeral to console his widow
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The strength that I have found
My comfort and my pride
I know no other being
That gives such love to me
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Before me laid an untasted bowl of candy
And the duty owed to family.
Do I satisfy my long craving self
Failing to respect responsibility?
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Crown me a thief tonight and crucify me to condemnation
For I covet and must pilfer the pintle of this alluring stranger
I shall taste of another woman's pleasure
And trade my dignity for a moment's lust
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We had cried to the scorching sun
An expression of youthful forlorn
An orchestration to air our needs
Peaceful but firm were our deeds
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With a shade of colourless eyes
Have I looked upon a world of discrimination
My nature is a rare form of uniqueness
And I defile every race by description
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