Chukwuma Adione

A child in Africa
could be a man in America
though a victim of corruption's odour
yet they are vessels unto honour
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The gospel of green
and the testimony of white
has been told 56 times
the land has harvested grain,
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The state of my tomb is always empty
if you look even closely i am never there
though i died once i never stayed dead
the tomb of my pain is empty
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Have you heard
what the sea is saying?
Day and night
The sense of abundance is repeated
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I know a church rat
that lives in one
of the church's speakers
always looking healthy and strong
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I forgave you in the past
i did the same in the present
my heart is weary yet am not a victim
my strength is for living
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When we met
i was the fish
you were the net
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She gave me a smile
i busted into laughter
she gave me a hug
i saw visions
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Make a way for me
open wide your gates
let down your defenses
there is no need to wait
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In the journey
of day and night
there are ways to win wars
without the evidence of your flaws
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I desired to sing a new song
for the mornings and nights
a song that leaves me with smiles
while climbing colorless mountains
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my heart has found
no space for sorrow
nothing in me is hollow
I am an ancient mystery
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Anything that enjoys freedom
is always in abundance
everything dry is in boredom
in the morning lets have a dance
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The lion roared at me
to establish governance
the thunder in his voice
struck a beat in my heart
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The color of abundance
is green in the forest
blue in the sky
red in the veins
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Don't call a cat a lion
lest a millipede baptizes itself
into a serpent with fake venom
don't call a hen a bird
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Time is a rolling stone
ever in motion ahead ahead
not minding the opinion of yesterday
nor the opinion of yesterday's players
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Drive away in momentum
or lie in wait in stagnation
all the choice is yours
a reality you dont need to like
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What do you know about dreams
may be its just travelling
or a senseless means of escape
into a reality alive in a reality
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One thing that waits is the atmosphere
it waits for the flying organic birds
the flying inorganic birds also
only the birds are not worth its wait
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