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Sin
That single word sends a shiver down my spine;It gnashes at my soul with its claws.I try my hardest to scurry away from it;Just like a rat burrows from wildfire.. ...
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Essence of Truth
What is truth?Can anyone ever fathom the essence of truth?Does anyone understand and grasp the full aura of truth? Some say truth can be found in the bowels of a ...
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Paintballing: Dawn of World War 111
As I cautiously entered the sturdy chained door,Quickly scanning my new surroundings,Paintball all over, like an array of bespattered blood on floor,My heart thumping rapidly as it was astounding. The
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Devil's Playhouse
I know a school. It lurks around the corner.With capturing beauty on the outside;That grapples on the souls of men in the inside. In this school,Lives a headmistress.With profound beauty ...
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Memory of Sorrow
I tremble,When that memory,Comes knocking,At the windows of my soul. That memory,Of my ancestors;With pain,Stuck on their ebony skins.They scream,When another lash,Dances on their glistening body;Maki
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Outside your window
I know a place.It’s just outside your window,With mesmerising beauty;You can’t begin to fathom. In this place,Are our people;With skins,That glistens in the sun. We take pleasure,in our we beat ...
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Run with the wind!
''Run with the wind'' I say!But you gape at me,With defiance;Sprawled at the corners of your eyes.You crouch at my feet,With all the splendour you can muster.Grandeur;Protruding from your muzzle.''You
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Tend your Flame!
I feel trapped. Suffering from a phobia;Words, Can’t in a world,Where colours;Are like the stuttering lips;Of a lonesome fool.The people are lifeless.Dead,To the very core of their souls. A crime,To
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Ten Days to live
T minus 10 daysThat's what the silver screen told usWe all breathe the virus So the end is here. T minus 9 daysShe heard the news Too stunned to react ...
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The Forest
T.J. Alufa Can you feel it? That solemn heart beat A beat that pulsates Through the veins of our aging treesMaking them dance to the voice of the mountains. Do ...
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Something Different
T.J. Alufa It’s funny!My so-called loveNow a figmentOf my imagination. It was right in front of meGlaring at meGod! I could evenGrab it. But now,It’s torn apart and shattered.Transformed,From a ...
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Itna-tsirhc
T.J. Alufa Spoiler! : This poem is very different from my other poems. I am truly scared that I created something like this. It goes against the main theme in ...
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Warriors of Love
T.J. Alufa Caught in the swirling motions of love; In a domain where your first love becomes two. An unseen war, Where your weapon is time, Your tactics are words ...
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Wish a curse...
A short poem after being away from YWS for such a long time. My first poem in months!
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Altar of Sin
Sometimes our imagination creates things that defy logic. This is one of them.
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Bondage
Join the line of souls battling for the key to their essence from the shackles of darkness.
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Dream Father
A spoilt poetic brat seeking attention...
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A True Nigerian
A tribute to the Chibok Girls...
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To the Ellipsis
Trying to revive my muse and she gives me this...
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Pregnant for Mother
Trying to revive my muse...
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Rebel
Trying to revive my muse...
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The Veil in the Wind
How does love reincarnate itself?
