Ezio Olubelleau Poems

Time went out a-fast,
In a dance of cock,
A time keeper thought a-cast,
He danced a-knock a rock.
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Let me spill it out,
I know I'm not good with changes:

When hellos fade,
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I have seen my reflection,
Dance in the shadow of nights,
A king lost his crown to thieving hands,
And a slave found his place amongst knights.
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A boy of twelve, impaled himself,
He said to his fellow, "Life's a scam."
The elders delve, "Free thyself, "
His parents slow, "This's, a jam.."
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Old but prime,
Weak yet strong,
A tune with which time rhyme,
Where the hearts be-long.
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Slay and fall,
Wound and bawl,
Bleed and fade,
Slash and wail.
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Imagine
A wood carver
With arms of gold,
Chiseling through woods
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She will not hear,
No matter how I call.
I reached for her,
But she drifted,
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Filing flutters, frantic—
Fogged forms, she falters:
"File's lost, sir."
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If the shadows
Of your lies elude you,
Lay your back,
Face the heavens.
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