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When A Loved One Dies
When news reaches, that a dear one dies, you'll pause. Most likely, you'll stand up, sit down, perhaps laugh loudly and stand up again...you'll do many things. You'll…
THIS IS HOW I HOLD MYSELF
The world doesn't have the power to hold thy, Their only wishful thinking is to see you fall, Fall to the hardest core, On the beautiful side of…
ALMOST SAYING I LOVE YOU
My heart ache slowly... Yet, beats faster, loudly, And, I feel rotten inside of me. Perhaps love is deep, congruent in life. The love that shapes you…
LET ME BE TENDER HERE
In the stillness between the horizons, Of hurtful calm and painless war. I screamed for the chosing of what hurts... In reversal. I searched for a dim in…
CHALK
Dating back to the twentieth century, Coated in white sheets, longing to know if I ever did belong. I did. For once, I did. Welcomed by the…
SIX AND SIX JOURNEY
This poem focuses on social problems in Nigeria such unemployment, bad economy without changes till 66 years of age.
Stories I carry
What are stories? Stories are the things we tell ourselves. A man sitting close to another, Cannot telepathically know the woes of the other. I have a story.…
ACUPUNCTURE
Sometimes, I don't know why I want to succeed. Is it because I want to be wealthy? Or, to develop the world? Or, to be known? Or, for…
The Race is to the Swift!
The race ain't to the Swift And you drag your feet because eternity is on your breast? …
Some days I am the villain
I am the hero She, he, it is in love with me My presence is a good blessing Never seen a better one Oh that they will have…
Behind The Facade
What a world of violence Where everyone has an offense Afraid of what would recompense They carried themselves in defense What a world of suspense Each happening…
Wings Folded In Silence
*"Wings Folded In Silence"* is about having great potential and gifts inside you, but being too afraid to use them.
