Don Bukana Poems

I tried so hard to be your perfect child
but in your eyes I turned out wild
Yeah, sometimes I did lie
but Mom, I really did try
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A young boy from my neighborhood came to me the other day. he was near hysteria
he said, big bro jamb just came out and i have failed woefully my parents don't know of this yet
and i really don't Know what to do, I'm confused
i did my possible best i prayed and fasted for days waiting on God i attended lessons and i prepared well for this exam
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1st year(In university)
I was sitting in the lecture room, looking at that girl sitting next to me. She was my ‘best friend'. She had nice hair, humble and was very beautiful. I wish I could tell her that I loved her so much, but I didn't want to break the bond. After lectures, she walked to me, borrowed some notes of the previous class hugged and pecked me goodbye.
I wish I told her, I wish she knew
That I wanted us to be more than just friends
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Being a father brings daily struggles into our lives.
This my new poem titled a father's struggles is the perspective of a Father..

A FATHER'S STRUGGLES
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Looking back on all the selfish things that we would do
and all the stories we've been told about what she's been through.
Mama's heart is fragile, broken more times than we know.
Through cracks and holes life left behind, love found a place to grow.
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Tenement buildings falling to bits
Victims of precision hits
Sirens wailing, people running
Smoke and darkness, engines gunning
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What shows itself so
Very clearly each day
For every eye to see
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The blue skies turn to grey

No more stories
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She is a girl who just wanted to fit in
and be treated the same,
but instead, sticks and stones got thrown at her.
She just wants to make everyone happy
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