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POETRY

THE ENVY SO CLEARED

I used to envy the youngWho seemed so strongAnd looked like beauty belongUntil their future struggles hit a ding dong IIMost are yet to meet many more heartbreaksAnd burn on uncertainty’s stakesMany are yet to, from their infeasible dreams wakeAnd sit in the pain as failure in their bakeries bakeSome are yet to act hollow […]

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NOT A NUMBER BUT REALITY FOR ME

“When I call, I need you to fall”   What? Talking to me?   Like trees, we all have our thoughts Goats don’t know the difference Between their mothers and lovers If you ask me, I’ll tell you You’re no goat and I’m no mother of a goat Neither am I anything close to its […]

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DEATH LIFE

AKO’S NEED TO CURE AGE

In her bid to get medicine to combat age Ako travelled far to meet a sage The sage asked why she needed to combat age To be immortal was her answer to the sage   The sage tells her about age’s rage And threats of putting Ako in a cage The sage had for her […]

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UGLY WRINKLY WORDS

Age must be a curse Especially when it comes with an empty purse No one thinks to take a guess If at a point it was worth something, this mess   Even shit once had a price Many might have fought for them with audience and money dice But saying this will not suffice A […]