Ifeanyi John Nwokeabia Poems

When the head horribly bang
Ululating like a gong in the heat of dance
Drawing the veins holding the brains
Never give up, fight to live.
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On this garden
Shall I plough & plant
All the seedlings
Of my pumpkin.
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The bed is a sacred desecrated altar
Its soft nature makes it vulnerable
Its short term memory brings repeated torture
Destruction of greats is masterminded in it
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Mother Ochíchí,
You bare your naked breasts like nectars
To the suckling pleasure of your children
Whose helpless dehydrated throats seek succor
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Flowing alone without you
Is a sickness beyond all herbs
For your presence gives energy to my being
Our confluence at Lokoja
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We know not the date
When the drum will sound
And our breath snuffed out
Abandoning the flail flesh
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As infantile bodies,
We are recruited,
With high risk training,
On mouth bombing & souls devouring.
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Tree shines and blooms
Unmoved by the tides of seasons
Hence, dances in the wind
Swims in the rain & sweats under sun.
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A serene wind slapped the eve
With a hilarious chatter of dusk
Returning tired bodies to their abodes
Engaged in chattering banters of the day
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the world
is destroyed.
the institutions
are dead.
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