chidubem okeke

FAIR IS THE ENIGMA OF THE MIRROR
STARE IN MY REFLECTION AS A HERO
BARE YOU LAY, LAD WITH A PILLOW
DARE TO SEE THE TRICK FROM THE MIRROR
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WHY HAVE YOUR COMPANION FALLEN THERE-OF
INTO A SEA OF ERROR
WALKING IN A DARK TERROR
BECAUSE OF HIS BOUNTIFUL ERROR
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IN THE DARKNESS, I HEAR
SOUNDS OF INUMERABLE CRICKETS
THE HOOTING OF OWLS
THE LIGHTER BLISS OF WONDERING SOULS
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I HAVE CAPPED MY THUMB IN PAINTS OF BLUE
I HAVE RAISED MY HANDS IN VIEW FOR YOU
IN SUN MOST OFTEN
IN RAIN NO DISPAIR
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she has grown
like a pumkin in the garden
like the tendrils of the yam
like the stems of the iroko
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love is red
blood it can spill
love is blue
deep as the sea
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you crave as the hungry child
you wail as the beaten boy
you search yet you could not find
take a breath
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SEE WHY WE CRY
LIKE SOLDIER LEFT IN A LONELY CLIFF
LIKE A CHILD IN THE DESERTS PLEA
LIKE A RAIN IN THE MID-SEASONS RUSH
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LIKE A FEATHER IN YOUR CUP
YOU GAVE ME A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH
LIKE A SNAKE IN THE GRASS
ARMED TO THE TEETH
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IN BETWEN THESE WALLS OF TEARS
CARCASS LAIN WAS MY SORELY FEAR
LOVING MOMENTS ALL WAS HERE
AND YOUR SOUL TOO DEAR TO TEAR
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We have come home
With our soiled boots
In our tarttered shorts hanging amidst air
With our flesh needful of wash
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though the philosophers stone
bizzare powers do possess
unlikely can I elucidate
cold touch from your freckles fair
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objection
curled for fatal seduction
uncareful for a rash eruption
fight for a quick attention
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YOUR EYES ARE SHINNING
AS THE BLACK CATS IN THE WOOD
YOUR LIPS ARE GLITTERING
LIKE BLOOD SPLASH IN A ROOM
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Blowing here and there
Your mystery hard to tear
Carrying our goods far away
Our hope dashed again
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