ObiGod Chidi CC Poems

You never cherished me as a diamond I am,
But as a chunk of familiar clay
Your contempt fingers abuse and misuse.
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MY UGANDIAN ANGEL
From celestrial she appeared a gorgeous figure,
Such a beauty lacking intentions to lure.
In the dark soil of Uganda she was sown
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Good night the moon of my darkest night
Good night the star that keeps my focus.
Good night the spiritual womb that birthed me
I will reunite with you in the blissful morning.
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I admired a flower
And another plucked it
I wished to have a diamond
Another bought it first.
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THE GIANT OF AFRICA

The giant's not asleep but awake in stupor,
Intoxicated by his minerals, his value sold.
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THE GAIN OF PAIN

To access success, turn pain into gain.
Futility, end product of pleasure is vain.
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WRINKLED OLD LADY
Wrinkled, wrinkled, old lady!
How pretty you used to be.
Not long, men called you a baby
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TODAY
Today - the best day in the calendar of time
Another priceless gift given to the living
To make a living remember to make a giving
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NOTHING WORTH MY TEARS
Nothing worth my tears;
Not even the dead who are forever gone
Which the voice of my beckoning tears
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TOMORROW
Oh Orion! Conspire not against me in the dawn.
Oh Lunar! Beat me not to the twilight game.
Oh Solar! May I wake earlier than you,
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