NGOZI OLIVIA OSUOHA
Ends Of The
Earth
I wake up and
wail as I ponder
Crying to
understand what life is all about
Yet I find little
or no answer
As I get lost.
Under the shadow
of trees, I am not free
Yonder the window of doubts I try to sprout
Beyond I reach to teach but within ditch.
Upon the ends of
the earth, I run
I grab voices to
shout aloud
I borrow noises to ring the alarm
hearken dear earth upon my homeward way.
From the ends of
the earth I mourn
Seeking peace and love to live
consoling myself shamefully in pain,
Lo, here pegs the lungs of a child
a child buried amidst life and plenty
because he was hated.
If I Ruled You
Give me your neck
let me strangle you
so that you would know I am your ruler,
and a tormentor.
If I ruled you,
you wouldn't breathe
because I would deprive you of air and
nostrils,
I would blind your eyes and shut your mind
you know I am your ruler.
I would skin you
alive and butcher you
just give me a
chance, you would like it,
this life you live is uncalled for, you dare
not.
If I ruled you, I
would vomit on you
that way I would be the lord and king,
If I ruled you,
no need for your voice nor word.
Jezebel
Jezebel, got married
to Abel
She built a
brothel for citadel
And he raised an
altar to alter all.
Jezebel stole a
holy pole
And her pole was
a hole,
Abel, a Fidel in
whole
He sacrificed and
was sanctified.
Jezebel, the
plotter and rioter
Destroyer and
spoiler,
Abel, the cleaner
and teacher
Learner and
lifter.
Jezebel, a coiled
cobra
Abel, an able
army
Parallel,
opposite and unlike
Both, in a forced
marriage.
NGOZI OLIVIA
OSUOHA
NGOZI OLIVIA OSUOHA: A poet/writer/thinker/tailor, award
winning anthologist, has authored 23 poetry books, featured in over 110
international anthologies, published over 320 pieces in over 40 countries, has
been translated and published in over 13 languages. Her books have been
archived in the US Library of Congress and other libraries too.
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