Growing a Lesson, I have learned from mama, helping me live life so merry. The house is dirty and the floor slimy, Anybody but me, blame it on the help. The coffee is spilled, my dress stained Anybody but me, blame it on the server. Anybody but me can take the blame, Anybody but we- […]
Poetry – Anybody But Me
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Poetry – Etiquette
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The queue seems endless, but the people all waited In the hot scorching sun, they all stood, burnt Then came a man tanned, who wouldn’t wait for his turn Off he went to the front, not minding what they thought They rushed at him in anger, and poof! he went for cover Hiding, he stood […]
Poetry – Essence Of Differences
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Life is full of paradox, as contraries bring balance; No good, if no bad; No rich, if no poor. Different colors of a rainbow, brings about its beauty. Different natures of people, makes life interesting. One ingredient, no soup; Different ingredients: Sweetness. The essence of difference, is all to bring complement. Submitted byOkoye C. Augustine
Poetry – Healthy Living
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More than wealth, is health Excesses and extremes bring death Obeying the rules and controlling self, makes a healthy living. When serving, attempting to mix minerals, veggies, carbs, fish. Different colors of a balanced dish, makes a healthy living. Strolls keeps away stroke Inactivity kills flexibility Warm ups and run ups, makes a healthy living. Spirit […]
Poetry – Youth
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I feel. Colors do not. I dream. Colors do not. I live. Colors do not. Black is not a curse. White is not a privilege. Black is not a disease. White is not a stigma. The color of me is the color of you. The prejudice caused by the perception of pigment has become a […]
Poetry – Bloated Tummies
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Let someone tell me, how best they could be burst, these banks of rubbish, where every penny vanishes, where the age-long bounty plunges into the abyss of the filthy pit. Let me with words Pouring out of my pen decipher the code, leading to the vault and break open, our luxuries, our bounties, our freedom, […]
Poetry – Cycle
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The woman tills the ground And the baby on her back Tethered, a boat to shore, safe, Dreaming of eating, The greening of teeth. The climbing of trees, Catching butterflies newly hatched, Winging into the sun drenched afternoon, Perching on mangoes yellowing, falling off. Unasked for bounties To sup a conference of earthworms And that […]