chizitere ojiaka Poems

The feast of sorrow,
with tears and mucor,
tumbling down delicate
cheeks and cracked lips.
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My heart just beat again...
Oh no it didn't but how come
I breath?
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Piece by piece
pieces of peace.
You think its protection
but look what you did.
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I know what is wrong,
So I will give right a change.
Don’t ask me how I know,
I just know.
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Think wit me a while.
Deeply. Shut shallowness out
Stick with me
Tenderly. Dont get too stuck.
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The drum beats once heard
each drummer a drum held.
On the battle field of the south African veld,
each soldier's position the leader read.
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Kambili you should learn to think of me.
I thought i loved you enough, but you shall
still learn to think of me.
I brought you to life, you should learn
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My appetite for food is put
away in a separate luggage,
which i send forth ahead of me
to prepare my destination for my arrival.
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