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WATER

Water can be in cahoots with stones to woundIt can hold hands with the sun to boilIt can connive with the winds to killIt can hide sharp things in the dark to murder And can hide in mud to suffocateIn all of this…it holds the power to life So is a humanA human can use […]

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THE FUNNY SADNESS

Okoye sits and spits…frowns and quitsAll activities which all think he fitsStaring into space as air of sadness hits…all who meets his dreadful eyesHis father tells all about the doctor’s liesThat his abled son had depression ONE TWO“Depression?Depression is just a sickness for people with no ways of expressionPeople whose self esteem have been burned […]

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A WALKING MIRACLE

I am a multitude in oneI am one in a multitudeA solid, liquid, gas in a miraculous formMaking me a fit on this chit in life I am a multitude in oneWith a head, heart and handsWith a stomach, thighs and legsAll working with numerous veinsAnd capable bones in a successful livingLike a tree and […]

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ANSWER THE CALL

Sometimes a cock crows to call for help …not to wake the sleeping Sometimes a dog barks in its own danger …and not to alert its owner of the approaching Sometimes, just sometimes Even eagles fall and break their wings …their walk is not a call for laughter and slaughter …but a call for a […]

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THE GIN TALK

The gin …gave him a wide grin …doubling his chin Although his personality was drowning in a bin …of societal sin …marring his win II His own kin Pointed out his sin But he tossed his hands saying they were many a fin All in confidence of the gin Acting like one with a jinn […]

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EARS AND THOUGHTS

The world has turned puzzle …for many a troubled soul Puzzle they can’t solve through their hustles So before a word walks from the chambers of your mind …please vet its wisdom II Borketey got slapped by few words …a week ago Those words followed him home …got shame ropes to hang him dead …just […]

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SPEAK OUT

Sometimes clouds of sadness can form in our minds Sometimes thunders of fears will blast through it As Will lights to die in an ill lightning When you reach that point …SPEAK OUT II If you don’t The sadness will rain down your inner …and flood your body Drowning your soul and killing your spirit […]

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CRACKING THROUGH (For the depressed)

Winds of confusion snake through unseen corners of minds Throwing dust on enthusiasm in the darkness of loving eyes Breaking dignities and will to live All the while working from within to without like a bomb in a living being Without showing signs on bodies So let’s beware II Look beyond smiles And listen through […]