Chei, Bigger Thomas
how you died--
roasted on the electric chair!
How I wish you had earned your first salary
before you got into trouble!
Neither you nor your mother
and siblings enjoyed your first pay.
Just the first day at work
and... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 0 Views added 7 months ago
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Chei, Bigger Thomas
how you died--
roasted on the electric chair!
How I wish you had earned your first salary
before you got into trouble!
Neither you nor your mother
and siblings enjoyed your first pay.
Just the first day at work
and... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 1 View added 7 months ago
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Chei, Bigger Thomas
how you died--
roasted on the electric chair!
How I wish you had earned your first salary
before you got into trouble!
Neither you nor your mother
and siblings enjoyed your first pay.
Just the first day at work
and... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 0 Views added 7 months ago
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Chei, Bigger Thomas
how you died--
roasted on the electric chair!
How I wish you had earned your first salary
before you got into trouble!
Neither you nor your mother
and siblings enjoyed your first pay.
Just the first day at work
and... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 0 Views added 7 months ago
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You can treat me with scorn
you can treat me with disdain
you can insult me
bully me
because
you are rich,
powerful and influential.
Yes, you can belittle me
because you have pedigree,
remember there is God(Chukwu).
But, remember... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 1 View added 8 months ago
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You can treat me with scorn
you can treat me with disdain
you can insult me
bully me
because
you are rich,
powerful and influential.
Yes, you can belittle me
because you have pedigree,
remember there is God(Chukwu).
But, remember... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 1 View added 8 months ago
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Stop pointing
accusing fingers;
first remove the plank
in your own eyes
before accusing others.
In your little world
you commit more atrocities;
you commit more crimes
than hardened criminals;
you wreck much havocs than savages
and... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 6 Views added 10 months ago
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Reuben was the first
but became the Last
when Jacob cursed him
for
for sleeping with his
father's wife.
Esau
was the first
but became the Last
when he sold
his birthright
because of gluttony,
and eventually
lost his blessings.
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 4 Views added 10 months ago
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Sitting in the dungeon
in ashes and sackcloth;
languid
hopeless
troubled
afflicted
worried
Sitting in the dungeon:
is there any hope of a better tomorrow?
Can tomorrow be better than today?
weeping may endure for the night
but joy... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 10 months ago
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When Belshazzar
read
this handwriting,
his
troubles began.
MENE, MENE, TELEl, PARSIN
King Saul
read
this handwriting
and
lost his throne.
Jeroboam
read
this handwriting
and
his kingdom
was taken away
from him
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 3 Views added 10 months ago
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Yes, the white man came down to Ala Igbo, Umuofia. The missionaries converted people to Christianity, and churches were established.
All the unimportant people quickly joined the church, including Nwoye, Okonkwo's lazy son, whom he disowned.
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 2 Views added 11 months ago
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One fine afternoon, probably, a Thursday evening, a quarell ensued in the family of Moses.
Mariam and Aaron castigated Moses, the last child of the family for marrying an Ethiopian wife.
God heard them abusing Moses and intervened.
He rebuked... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 0 Views added 11 months ago
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The Sun
the Moon
and the stars:
children of heaven.
The Sun
the Moon
and the stars
children of heaven.
The Sun is the father
the Moon is the mother
the stars are the offsprings.
Children of heaven
children of heaven
children of... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 3 Views added 11 months ago
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"Not even God can sink this ship", so came the powerful answer. "How strong is the ship?"
But the Titanic sank on its very first voyage.
Yes, the Titanic sank.
Yes, the Titanic sank.
"How strong is the Titanic?"
"Not even God can sink the... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 3 Views added 11 months ago
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The Bible is God's Word to humanity. It is not fable, or folklore as people say, but the Word of God.
The Bible is physical-the letter; but the effect on man is spiritual.
The Word of God brings healing, deliverance, salvation, guidance,... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 1 View added 11 months ago
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The Diary Of Anne Frank gives details of the movements of the Van Dann's family.
The family hides from place to place, to avoid being arrested by the Gestapo.
It is an offence for a Jew not to identify himself with the 'Star of David'. And they... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 3 Views added 11 months ago
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The women
of Athens
needed their husbands
at home
to do the needful
to give them pleasure
But the men chose to
battle
with the Spartans.
The women of Athens
went on a sex strike.
Yes, the women
of Athens
went on a sex... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 1 View added 11 months ago
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Moses was a great man of God
a great man of God,
a great man of God.
Yes, a great man of God.
Moses rejected the pleasures of Egypt,
but chose to be a Jew,
yes, a Jew.
Moses chose to be a
Jew;
he could have remained in the palace
and... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 2 Views added 11 months ago
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When trouble came:
Jesus prayed:
"O Lord, let your will be done!"
And he overcame.
When trouble came:
Elijah fled.
He ran away and prayed:
"O Lord, I have had enough,
take away my life."
His ministry ended abruptly.
Just like that.
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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Kunta Kinte stepped out into the river bank (Gambia River) to cut wood for his drum, after his duty as a village guard.
He is captured by toubob (white man),and transported in a ship to America...in 1770.
Kunta Kinte is sold as a slave. He... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 6 Views added 11 months ago
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"Call upon me in the day of trouble..."
yes, in the day of trouble
yes, the day of trouble
yes, the day of trouble.
Do you have a God to call upon in the day of trouble?
Do you have a God to call upon in the day of trouble?
Do you?
Do you?... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 7 Views added 11 months ago
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No woman, no cry...
Adam got into trouble
because of Eve,
because of Eve,
who gave him
the forbidden fruit.
the forbidden fruit.
Adam ate the fruit
and lost his place
and lost his place
in the garden
in the garden,
forever...
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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Bob Marley
was not joking
was not joking
when he sang the song:"He who fights and runs away,
lives to fight another day."
Saddam Hussein
fought
and refused
to run away.
Saddam Hussein fought his battle
and refused to run away,
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 8 Views added 11 months ago
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My friend
think about this life.
Think...think...think.
Keep on thinking
and thinking
and thinking
and thinking...
Until you become Aristotle,
or Plato
or Socrates
or Thomas Hobbes
or J. J. Rousseau.
Are you a saddist;
a loner--you... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 6 Views added 11 months ago
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Be you Mindful O my mind;
like a ship in a stormy sea
you toss me.
A ship uncertain of its fate:
whether to find safety on land,
or be lost at sea;
or whether to be dashed
against rock and hope
to destruction.
In a world of illusion
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 14 Views added 11 months ago
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You are a slave
held in constant bondage
by those dirty habits of yours.
You are slave to those emotions
which make you act
before you reason
only to regret afterwards.
You are a slave
to those moribond beliefs
which shackle you in... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 6 Views added 11 months ago
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Oedipus The King: Another sad story:
A boy child is born, and is taken to the Oracle at Delphai to know his destiny.
The priest is scared by the destiny of the evil child, as he predicts that the boy will kill his father and marry his mother.... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 14 Views added 11 months ago
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I no longer believe
in hearsay;
or in rumours;
I now believe
in seeing
and believing;
I have been deceived a lot
by believing: hook, line and sinker.
I have been ruined a lot
by simply conceding;
to my detriment;
to my foolery;
to... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 10 Views added 11 months ago
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Emperor Nero
killed
and killed
and killed
and got tired of killing,
and then God killed him.
God has the final say.
Emperor Nero
killed apostle Peter
he killed apostle Paul
he killed others
he killed Christians
he killed Christians,... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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Never did
I supplicate
to be born
into
this world.
In this
world
found I myself,
a lone ranger
sailing
alone
in this world
on the roughest
sea.
Here
am I alone
at sail:
tormented
and tortured;
buffeted and bullied
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 6 Views added 11 months ago
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What have I done
in this world
that I should
be troubled?
What have I done
in this world
that I should be
haunted?
What have I done
in this world
that I should be
hated by men?
Whom
have
I
offended?
When?
Where ?
How?
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 4 Views added 11 months ago
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I know
you not
yes,
I know
you not,
because
you don't care
to know me.
You detest me;
You resist me;
you abhor me.
you avoid me.
You want
to know me?
Then,
I'll strive
to know you better;
I would love you.
Are you
in... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 8 Views added 11 months ago
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The Bible says:"the first shall be the last."
David was the last child in the family
of Jesse, his father.
But God chose him to be king,
and rejected the first son, Eliab. God looks at the heart, and not
at physical appearance.
David... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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My brother, there is destiny O!
Joseph was hated for no reason. Simply because he dreamt dreams, his brothers sold him away.
Joseph fared well in Egypt;
Potipher loved him and put him in charge of his house; but then, Potipher's wife wanted... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 4 Views added 11 months ago
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Who has no
challenges in life?
Who is that man
that lacks
nothing
in this life?
Who is that man
that faces
no trials,
no troubles,
in his life?
Celestine Ukwu
who died in the 80's
once sang:
"if you complain bitterly
in... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 7 Views added 11 months ago
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Do you know Shaka was an illegitimate child, born out of wedlock! An outcast;
the great Zulu warrior king who conquered kingdoms and sacked nations.
Nations fled at the advance of his of his army;
kingdoms retreated at the approach of his... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 4 Views added 11 months ago
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Vanity
is vanity,
says the Holy Book--
Ecclesiastes.
You struggle
every day
to acquire
wealth,
yet
you
are
not
satisfied.
You build
houses
upon
houses
yet,
you are
not satisfied.
You buy cars
upon cars,
yet
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 9 Views added 11 months ago
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A hungry
lion
kills a prey
kills a prey
just to eat
just to
stay alive
stay alive,
and not die;
and not die.
No more, no less.
But man
acquires wealth
he does
not need,
he does
not need,
because of greed:
because of greed
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 8 Views added 11 months ago
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The trails of the just-concluded general elections in Nigeria has not completely evaporated.
In Abia State--God's Own State, a miracle happened--very similar to the encounter of King Nebuchadnezzar with the three Hebrew young men.
As the... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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Enyi m, how would you be remembered when you bid farewell to this earth:-
as a celebrated thief
like Anini;
as an ex-convict like Ikenna;
as a mass murderer like Adolf Hitler;
as a treasure looter like Sanni Abacha;
as a drug baron like Tinu;
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 7 Views added 11 months ago
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Thank you God
for creating me hard and strong
otherwise
I would have been mettled
by the scotching and smouldering African Sun,
or even carried away
by a relentless African rainstorm.
Thank you God for giving me steadfast legs
otherwise
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 4 Views added 11 months ago
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I have always
had hope,
I mean
always
had hope
And I have
always
I mean always
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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People are born
into the world
People die
out of the world
And the world
Lingers
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 2 Views added 11 months ago
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Enslave
me not
O my mind
on the sordid
events
of the past,
but
let me
with
a heart
full of optimism
look up
to the... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 3 Views added 11 months ago
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O Life
you can wreck much havoc
on a man's life
you can pinch his buttocks;
pull his ears;
raise his hackles;
pull his legs;
or give him a shattering knock
in the midst of a memorable enjoyment
you can go further
to hull him deep
into... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 14 Views added 11 months ago
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I want to be an American;
I want to be a citizen of God's Own State.
America, their America
where democracy thrives,
where the rule of law is sacrosanct.
Obodo Chineke goziri;
a nation that cares for her citizens;
where old people are... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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The Train Passengers:
see how they sit!
Leisurely they relax.
On the windows they recline.
At the fast-moving scenery they mope.
An instinctive question emanates:
Is it the train moving
Or the earth?
Inside others sit:
Pondering about... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 10 Views added 11 months ago
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Hold it fast
and strong
that which you
see
now, or never,
for tomorrow is uncertain,
for tomorrow is ambiguous
vague
unpredictable.
Grab it fast
and strong
that which you have,
Now, or Never,
for
this might be your last chance,
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 10 Views added 11 months ago
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Look, man, I'm confident about myself;
as for those friends of mine: let them say for themselves.
But, judging from their appearance
you never can tell.
You think he is so sure of himself
because he carries himself about?
a lie!
There is a... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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Look, man, I'm confident about myself;
as for those friends of mine: let them say for themselves.
But, judging from their appearance
you never can tell.
You think he is so sure of himself
because he carries himself about?
a lie!
There is a... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 2 Views added 11 months ago
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A rare bird:
I have never seen
the like of him:
unique in manners
distinct in character;
humble and humane
You abuse him-
he does not budge
you parody him
he cares less
You attempt humiliation:
he is unperturbed--
a rare bird
I... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 6 Views added 11 months ago
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You need a heart of stone
to endure the indignities
of this weird world
of this absurd age;
indignities perpetrated by man against man.
You need a heart of stone
when dog eats dog,
and there is confusion everywhere
You need a heart of... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 12 Views added 11 months ago
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I live in this world
but, not of this world;
I interact with men
yet of a different stuff
I look at something
but can't find
anything meaningful
There is something in me
something in me
that makes me different
that makes me... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 7 Views added 11 months ago
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Never did I supplicate
to be born
into the earth;
on this earth
found I myself
sailing
on the toughest sea.
Here am I
at sail:
tormented and buffeted
by the stormy sea;
when to find quietude
know I... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 4 Views added 11 months ago
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Man, be your true self
project your true character;
it's no good pretending;
in pretence
you create a false impression
of yourself
thereby wallowing in self-deception
and revelling
in self-deception.
In pretence
you portray
a ghost
a... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 8 Views added 11 months ago
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Pregnancy:
a notorious
story-teller
that brings
a once-secret act
to the
limelight.
If
it's illegitimate:
the story
goes:
'so this
quiet girl
is so
naughty
after all';
Never Trust A... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 10 Views added 11 months ago
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Chinyere is not looking at you,
not even Adanna
they are at their business;
please, mind your own.
Okonkwo is not ;
watching your trickery
not even Nkwachukwu;
they are at their business;
please, mind your own.
Pam is not gossiping... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 10 Views added 11 months ago
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Have you pondered
how a grain of rice
left on the ground
will germinate
sprout
and grow
into a stalk of rice plant
that will bear fruit?
Or, how a seed of maize
planted in the soil
will germinate,
sprout, and grow
into a stalk of corn
... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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Why weep
why mourn
why complain?--
because a somebody
has kicked the bucket.
Only yesterday,
a man, like you and me,
was being devoured by vultures.
We all saw the sordid sight
and remained unruffled, unperturbed, unconcerned,
because... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 10 Views added 11 months ago
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I am fully aware
That
I must
Sometime
Somewhere
Somehow
Pass away
From
This world,
Though
When
Where
How
Know
I not,
But
The basic thing
Is to have existed
Which
Imprints
On time
An indelible... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 8 Views added 11 months ago
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Okechukwu is a famous boxer
Why not become a boxer
And excell
Akachukwu is a brilliant student
Why not outshine him
And reign in his stead
Kayode is a famous politician
Why not venture into politics
And prove your mettle
Shehu Musa is... – by Israel Uche Chinonye | 2 Views added 11 months ago
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Okechukwu is a famous boxer
Why not become a boxer
And excell
Akachukwu is a brilliant student
Why not outshine him
And reign in his stead
Kayode is a famous politician
Why not venture into politics
And prove your mettle
Shehu Musa is... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 2 Views added 11 months ago
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Okechukwu is a famous boxer
Why not become a boxer
And excell
Akachukwu is a brilliant student
Why not outshine him
And reign in his stead
Kayode is a famous politician
Why not venture into politics
And prove your mettle
Shehu Musa is... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 1 View added 11 months ago
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But better Forget
Your ugly past:
Though its memory
May be irritating;
Its records you cannot erase:
Saddening; pleasurable
Its memories maybe.
In deep intropections
You may wallow;
In soberly brooding
You may dwell;
You cannot... – by Israel Uche Chinonye | 1 View added 11 months ago
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The past is the past;
Alter it, you cannot.
The past is the past:
Its records you cannot erase:
Saddening; pleasurable
Its memories maybe.
In deep intropections
You may wallow;
In soberly brooding
You may dwell;
You cannot change it.... – by Israel Uche Chinonye | 0 Views added 11 months ago
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The Train Passengers:
See how they sit!
Leisurely they relax.
On the windows they recline.
At the fast-moving scenery they mope.
An instinctive question emanates:
Is it the train moving, or the earth?
Inside others sit:
pondering about the... – by Israel Uche Chinonye | 1 View added 11 months ago
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Ah, friend, will you lose faith!
Will you lose your brilliant colours!
Will you lose your dexterity!
No, man
fade not.
Were you not the fearless soldier
We once admired?
Were you not the ambitious fellow
We once applauded?
Have you... – by Israel Uche Chinonye | 1 View added 11 months ago
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Afraid to die;
yes,
afraid to die,
but living in misery.
Yes, in misery;
Which one is better?
To die?
but, I am afraid:
To live?
But in misery:
I'm in dilemma.
In real
real... – by Israel Uche Chinonye | 0 Views added 11 months ago
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AT SCHOOL:
"Out of my sight
You lazy fool!
You have no brain!
You are no sportsman!
You have no skill,
No art, no dexterity!
Out of my sight, you good-for-nothing!"
He left them and in that lonely corner
Cried away his sorrows.
AT... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 8 Views added 11 months ago
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Where is that urge
That sprang me to action
That showed me glamourized colours
Of success and hope;
Of ideal images
Of achievement,
Of brilliant success
And glory?
Where is that urge
Of meritorious pursuits
Of idealised visions
Of... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 8 Views added 11 months ago
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Don't look at me;
Please;
Don't look at me--
Your gaze makes me
Shiver;
It makes me feel
You know my inner self;
My true identity.
Don't stare at me
Because
Your look makes me
Feel you have
Discovered my
Hypocrisy
My pretence:
I... – by Israel Chinonye Uche | 6 Views added 11 months ago
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