Isatou Juwara Poems

Dear mother,
just now I realized
that man's stay on earth
is but limited
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My grandmother, she's so old
has no teeth
poor grandmother, once the village beauty
can hardly see
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More often than not; so much often than not,
We talk about heaven; we imagine heaven,
We pray and wish; to go to heaven,
Yet funnily enough; we don't want to die,
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A man came to me
said he had something to say
and me being me
said he had the whole day
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A friend is a gift
sometimes give you a fit,
but a gift of nature
and a part of your future.
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You groomed me and loved me
You cautioned me and wanted me
You fed me and cared for me
There's really noone like you.
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What makes our lives different;
Is the way we think,
And the way our destinies are laid for us.
Not all our thoughts are different;
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Everything is a trial
Even including your desires
You always have to chose
You don't have a choice.
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To whom it may concern;
Am sorry,
for leaving in a hurry
i hate to leave so
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All the world's asleep
but i lay awake
fantasizing to pass the time
in my mind
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