Augustine Ogechukwu Nwulia Poems

A beaming light on a naked street
like the city's torch bearer
scooping the earth for a doozie
with rabid consciousness and vigilance.
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Martyr of venom
with loads of guilt; cringing in terror
His heart was heavy
Like the elixir of hope
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(In Honour of Prof. Buchi Emecheta)


For the joy of consciousness
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For the love of
powerful imaginative rendition
that pours my instincts
experiences and feelings
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Carnivorous earth;
when shall we purge you
of your ingested preys
Like the unbridled beast
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I tossed for goodness
but then, I was drained
by throbs of pain
denied by guts to reined in glory;
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My teacher
Shares out of largeness
Spits saliva on my head
Like the insect larva that swells
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Childhood was sweet and creamy,
before the bitter madness of adulthood.
A thousand offences and spanks
yet, with scars of correctness;
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(In Honour of Prof. Chinua Achebe)


Mountain ranges in the east wind,
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Betraying my muteness,
exposing my thoughts,
breaking my silence,
like a hermits' chronicle.
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