Many are dead, With the jag of mystery & the gong of dirge blaring the weariness of lost soul but here you are; in deep delved impurity clustered around insincerity Many have fallen, to the seamless tide of forlorn deep in the spring of eerie feeling but here you are; growing in merry oppressing the […]
Poetry – Here You Are
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Poetry – We Lazy
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“We Lazy” The Lazy Scums! With bachelor degrees! We Lazy. We Learn your ABC. We Too anxious. We Slide your abacus. We So irresponsible. We Did the impossible. We Too dependent. We made you the President. Submitted byTaiwo Akinyemi
Poetry – Anybody But Me
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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 – 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 […]