Matthias Pantaleon Poems

As the wind blows toward to my homeland
my heart melt a thousand times
From afar I could hear the waves
whispering on the river bank
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Dear brother, sister, can you see the light
Or is it only darkness you can view
A wretched ship that sails into the night
With only ghosts aboard to serve as crew
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I think I can afford to keep a secret
Or two in the womb of my verses
You need not worry about their malice
Or the strength of their allies
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West have everything I need
Why go north and break a leg
When I can easily sow a seed
And reap a basket of nutmeg
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I speak of the truth most frankly
Like a nursing mother speaks of care
It beats my imagination most honestly
Why men tell lies or even dare
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All the people I see are blind to the reality
All the good in the world, they still can't see
All the evil that's not they still fear shadows
All the fuss about what's not and narrow ends
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Change is the clarion call, we desire most
The change is here the mask remain the same
Three masquerades with nine heads and one eye
Siege with complexities, blur vision, short sighted
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The city of dreams
Sparkling aura with awe
Ilu ti ina wa - city of light
Little bubbles of gold in the sun
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If you wait for me you will meet death alone
Because I will never be caught dying with you
Keep moving, don't look behind your shoulders
There is nothing behind you, but mere shadows
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To the poachers from whose claw I escaped
I'm thankful with a kindness that is sweaty
To the hordes of hades who had my pride raped
You are without stain, a neatness that is cruelty
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