Victor Okey Nwatu Poems

How it all started, we all know.
‘cos it did draw emotions, and rightly so.
Emotions at both extremes of the joy divide
that threatened our well-knit class to divide.
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No idea is original;
but let the copying be minimal.
It’s better if the copying is marginal.
‘Cos complete dubbing is criminal.
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If there’s anything I’ve missed a lot;
It’s mostly one thing – being me.
To stare at the stars, I’ve missed a lot.
Same with being at peace with the calm sea.
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The posers that I skillfully side-stepped, dodged,
did the unimaginable, the uncommonly unthinkable.
Kicked me in the shin, rattled me and I budged.
I thought I was at my imperious best, unassailable,
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About three heartbeats ago,
from a geologic time view point,
we traced our steps to how the earth did grow,
gulping every story though some appear disjoint.
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Through a route that's the same
You and I both came.
But, chronology was not the same,
A dozen moons made it not to be same.
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I've done it a hundred times.
Why is this so different?
I've cooked over five thousand rhymes.
Was it not in-born, inherent?
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I got a call, and made some calls.
The words employed demanded some balls.
In pure verbosity, I expressed a need.
And good old Bukky was of a benevolent breed.
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Hours gone by, iris still at full bore
And for most nights, have been at bean size 72/64
Records broken, prizes delivered,
Whole body system, not looking bad
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Rain. Oh! Sweet rain.
Fall with your peculiar freshness.
Fall to ease our pains.
If possible, walk away with our weariness.
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