Ekwueme Kelechi Poems

Waking up to the greetings of the birds
I peered through my window
To find the Malaysian bird
Singing my praises
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The laugh that laughed in my womb
My hope
My pride's custodian
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This is the lady that raped me of happiness
She stabbed the joy I stole from my mother's womb
She dismembered my heart
Leaving me to the sweet breeze of pity
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Pendant of hope
Thou whose eyes
Ignites the heart
Whose sight
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Daddy, thank you for making us blacks
Thank you for black is not lack
Neither does it depict a crack
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God show me your face
I want to draw it
Show me the colour of your hairs
I want to know it
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Sip from my jar
The juice of life
Sip from it
The opium of wonders
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Hahaha If to say I be president
I go carry my house go London
I go build anoda one make in face Washington DC
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I dreamt of that seat
The alcohol our bigwigs drink
Its sweet odour charms
And breaks the mended soul
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Can I steal her heart
Without talking to her eyes?
Can I touch the vibrant cheek
Without holding her hands?
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