David Olughu Poems

Aaaaaaah! ! !
Were the screams of my labouring mother
Even in the presence of consolation and encouragement
Her problems remained dormant like a rural settlement
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Let us be true to ourselves;
it's God we need.
We've called this shovel a space for too long,
we have stirred the pot of deception so many times
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Find the man under the mask;
Broken under the smiles.
Like amthe king chess piece
Without his knights, he lacks peace
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She emits a powerful aura.
Her night wails;
high pitched, yet inaudible,
as she mutters words to her deity on my behalf.
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Silent silence
interrupted occasionally by my raging heartbeat
My mind,
a playground for angels and demons;
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I, hers am.
Her cheek lay bare on my desolate palm
My thatch heart,
her home.
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The way you talk
Like an orchestra of singing birds
Glorious and bewildering
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Birthday girl
Snow once again fell
Or it's just your beauty that sent shivers down my spine
As my heart longs for the day I'll call you mine.
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Fire and ice.

Like fireflies
and tingling skies
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Love is a free bird
Let it out of the cage

Love is a raging fire
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