Tony Cemaluk Egbuonu Poems

Nkea na amamu ahu jijijiji,
Ikedo mu na nmazi uzo di
n'okpulu ugbo mmili anyim,
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Force never succeeds. It fails.
It mimics, mirrors, mocks, and mourns.

It holds no water on the soul,
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The just-bereaved has a very busy traffic going on
Inside the brain.

Not on ground, but informed after others,
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PROMISE not pounded yam when you can't
pound pounded yam; worst, under oath,
when you can, but compromise instead to pound cocoyam.
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Very soon.
Soon. Very, very soon.
Restoration galore — sooner than soon.
Body, restored.
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This day, I was shouting.

Uwah- eh, Uwah- eh, Uwah-eh.
My little way shouting
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Meeting, together we warmed.
Morning until evening, not night,
For ardour, heavy, hopeful, and happy,
Watering our garden, together we watched.
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If he could fly as a bird,
If he could float as a flotsam,
If he could swim as a fish,
Maryland, just there,
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This week minus nine, a foetus;
This week plus three, a baby born to the brave and bold.

Succulent as a tendril, suckling and cuddling dearly, she grew.
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We do not build for the day.
We build for the decade.
We do not plant for ourselves.
We plant for those who will sit in our shade.
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