Adams Elizabeth Oyarese Poems

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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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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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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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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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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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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Again tonight reality taunts me
I am too timid to entertain my fears
That unspoken and uncertain feeling
Concealed deeply yet nurtured by years
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I have nursed my scars and lived in fear
Washed by the waves of piercing tears
For many years have i been tossed, bruised and battered
By uniform men and uncaringleaders
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A Toast To Murder

Squeaking chairs and broken glasses
The aftermath of last night's fight
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