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THE BEAUTY OF A “NO”

I cry a little and smile a little Not that I have pain locked behind my face Just that I am afraid of getting a NO A NO to the question that has haunted me Does it really make any difference? The ugly...

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THE STRING THAT TIES US: BEAUTIFUL EULOGY

“Lets suppose that a kite could come to life and develop its own personality. On one hand, it would feel the exhilaration that comes from the surges of wind that direct it through the sky. On the other...

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SEE YOU IN MY SLEEP

I hate sleep Not because I hate sleep but because I hate what sleep causes I love sleep Not because I love sleep but because I love what sleep causes I hate the sleep that separates me from you But I...

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LOVE POEM: NO LETTING GO

The most beautiful but delicate Rose lingers around the edge of his sore fingers trying to hold on, but letting go is not an option, he will either keep holding on or loose himself trying, even if it...

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#MensCreed

I write this as a young man to young men. As a man in a society that the world has given a free hand to do anything I will not take what is not mine. I am betrothed to a way and a manner of... The post...

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THE BOOKS WERE WRONG: Just a passing thought

My conclusion; the books are wrong, they’ve done more harm than good. I’m un-learning all those trash. My Advice: Don’t base your life’s ideology, principles or expectation on someone else’s experience...

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POEM: EKAETTE

Tall, dark and sleek Beneath your lips hides a coach of lambs your words mild and weak Penetrates deeply the dumbest ear It’s no strain to you  Strumming your hands deeply across your hair …Knots and...

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THE WOMAN

The woman I remember her eyes like It was yesterday. Lovely, beautiful eyes That effused lust And youth, intense desire And ambition. Yet I loved her priceless gaze That could cut through stone Like a...

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MY WOMAN; MEMOIRS OF LOVE

“MY WOMAN” is a continuation from “THE WOMAN” in a series of memoirs. Read THE WOMAN HERE My woman My beloved Theresa, Light of my light, Flesh of my flesh, Bone of my bones, Desire of my desire, My...

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Blood transf(YOU)sion

He shed his blood, he could be a don or, maybe he’s not your genotype. I get it. You don’t know how much he loves you to deposit his blood to let you live. Your only work is …… to believe. Seen the way...

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The Sow, The PLANt & Racism

Its God’s commandment to love, how come we’ve forgotTEN? Know that a female pig is a sow? Sow dirty, it feels like the bride after man’s fall to the ground like seeds planted by the riverside. Sow...

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My Heart and a Stake

There is a difference between your head and your heart, what you feel and what you want, your reason and your thought, and most of all your love and your pride.. I get this every time and never learn,...

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underSTANDing

Let he that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall…… Let he that thinks he fell take heed because he will rise again, if he trusts God. That he is me. I’m the one I’m talking t(w)o. Need to preach to...

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WITH LOVE FROM A DISTANCE

Just thought to drop this here! I know you are on your way to the top You’ve a bright future and it’s already falling into place Am happy for you I know a lot of times we are told to act like the...

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NIGERIA: Upward We Rise

The country Nigeria is going through a lot of internal change Like a surgical procedure is underway, not just a cosmetic face lift No! The bones, ligaments, joints, internal organs are been replaced....

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SHOULD I TELL OR NOT?

Washed in his blood and forgiven all absolutes, Here I stand saved and sanctified, Sticks and stones the enemy hurls at me Yet I forge on in this pilgrim’s journey Perfection is the goal, crown of...

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My playlist – Light and Heat by Blair Linne

I love spoken word poetry. I love music. This is one of those tracks that is up there for me. Anytime it comes on the shuffle – the words are the only things that matter. Not the beat. The words and...

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THE ART OF JOY: MY PLAYLIST

There may not be a lot of things that are central to the current human condition, but things like the search for purpose, the meaning of life, and the search and pursuit of fulfillment. I think the...

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City On A Heel

Hair, check! Nails, check! Face, check! Dress, check! Shoes, check! Flat or heels, now you look good right?! Thank you! You just succeeded in doing all you can to get His atTENion by observing the TEN...

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THE WAITER

My Lord, What do you want? You gave me this RESTaurant You said I should consider the ways of the ant I want to know when you’ll come so I would not be found in want I’ll wait for you, I’ll open my...

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