Ifeanyi John Nwokeabia Poems

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1.
Fighting To Live

When the head horribly bang
Ululating like a gong in the heat of dance
Drawing the veins holding the brains
Never give up, fight to live.
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2.
Garden Of Green

On this garden
Shall I plough & plant
All the seedlings
Of my pumpkin.
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3.
The Devil's Pawn

The bed is a sacred desecrated altar
Its soft nature makes it vulnerable
Its short term memory brings repeated torture
Destruction of greats is masterminded in it
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4.
Ochíchí

Mother Ochíchí,
You bare your naked breasts like nectars
To the suckling pleasure of your children
Whose helpless dehydrated throats seek succor
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5.
Love Beyond Bridges

Flowing alone without you
Is a sickness beyond all herbs
For your presence gives energy to my being
Our confluence at Lokoja
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6.
Ụwa Bú Ótụ Mbia

Ụwa bú ótụ Mbia

Ekwe kụọ, ámá ágbá
Agughe ụzọ, agughe ọnu
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7.
Ọkụkọ Amaghị Òké Àlà

Ala niile gbara ụwa gburugburu bu ótu
Ikwu amaghị, ibe ya ezi ya bu ije ụwa
Onweghi onye ma ebe nwanne ya si eku ume
Mmiri n' ezoro ọgaranya n' ezoro ogbenye.
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8.
We Know Not The Date

We know not the date
When the drum will sound
And our breath snuffed out
Abandoning the flail flesh
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9.
Endless Wars

As infantile bodies,
We are recruited,
With high risk training,
On mouth bombing & souls devouring.
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10.
Labouring Tree Awaiting Cut Down

Tree shines and blooms
Unmoved by the tides of seasons
Hence, dances in the wind
Swims in the rain & sweats under sun.
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