Ugo Nkwoala

Tell me I'm beautiful
and I'll spare your face
from being furrowed with tears.
I'll multiple your joy bountifully.
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You've dug a hole in me
lesser in depth than Abyss.
Leveraging I thought I was
when I sought your solace.
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Papa is born again
this new spirit in him -
crinkled eyes, fading skin
baldhead, graying side-burns
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Dear love,
without doubt
you know I love and cherish you
but there's another in my life
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One,
Two,
Three.
You thrust with all your might
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There are four of us in the room:
I,
the half-filled palm wine keg,
Dada and
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I find it to inspire when I Sniff, Inhale n' Puff
it introduces me to great friends, helps me
take a seat among nobles. My mouth it opens
to speak wisely and to sing verses; good it is
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A fair maid's fragrance beckons me
without hesitation, without permission,
thro' I'veseen her only
on the pages of her Instagram.
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They say about this time 50 months ago
Boko boys own half of this town
with brute-will, they spread fear and death.
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