*Tony_Cemalukwuoo* Egbuonu Poems

Nkea na amamu ahu jijijiji,
Ikedo mu na nmazi uzo di
n'okpulu ugbo mmili anyim,
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PROMISE not pounded yam when you can't
pound pounded yam; worst, under oath,
when you can, but compromise instead to pound cocoyam.
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A phone stopped. Hours, days, weeks, months—
They thought him gone, beyond the divide.
But he breathes, gallant, still on this side.
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never ceased. You locked
The gates, and care imploded—
Waters drowned into silent stone.
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The reception, really receptive,
As marketing public relation, was repetitive,
To be solely so; so the trick was to ignore all,
As an ignorant, even the sonorous singing ringing tone,
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N'okpuru ụgbọ Mmiri

Ọ na-ama m oke egwu n'ezie,
na-ekekọta m na rudder a.
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However this load, it is an overload,
Whenever there's overloading, there's an urge to offload.
I will rather go off the road,
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Sincerity reaffirmed, all
In its ramifications,
Verily, knowing and meeting
As the Yuletide was young.
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THANK YOU,
for all that we shared.
The irrationally-laden meeting,
dry-cleaned with humble hearts.
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LIKE THIS, before they came,
Shattering, we were chartered,
Chattering; chanting choruses and songs,
From souls for souls, by souls, to souls.
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