The Debt! Poem by Joshua Adeyemi

The Debt!



'Pay now thy debt',
Howled the panther.
Your life and his rest,
sketch a suit answer.

'Nay, not by thee be my life capture,
But by a lover to whom is known rapture'.
C.2017

The Debt!
Joshua Adeyemi
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: life
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Death is debt everyone owe. But the poet says 'Nay' to death and 'Yes' to Rapture.
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