Chinonso Nzeakor

I am the sapling
Springing into life
In this season of harvests
And puberty blooms
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I wish to write a poem
A poem about what?

I wish to tell a tale
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Messenger on a souls errand
When you depart, to relay my story to the world,
After I have crossed, the great sea of rivers
Pray, I beg thee
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Because you see me smile and smile
And laugh with only my teeth
You think that all is well
And do not know
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Nigeria,
You are the prodigal
Basking,
In the glory
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Your surface
Is the enthralling sea
Speaking of great depths.
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If the heavens above permit
One day, sky and earth shall meet.

Till then...
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We are all poets
Though we use not
Verses or rhymes.
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I have seen how nature deals with you
Tenderly, and softly
Like egg
Like hidden treasure.
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