Akinyi Awora

To you it mayhap tis self pride
mayhap still twas esteem to you
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Ye, my love, hath made me wealthier
To me heart ye bequeathed
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whence commeth such another?
to woo my heart with sweet vanity
the joy that was emptiness; -
mayhap there was a spark-
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t'is utter marvel, such a jewel to behold
a costly gem she may not be
yet priceless she is; -
to sundry invisible she may seem
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My spirit is in turmoil
The forbidden has gotten me to stray
Me heart is finding a way
To escape further by the day
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Me thought me heart had found a crib
Whence me thoughts and troubles i would lay and slay
Me thought i would go o'er
Graced with the being of another
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I too have walked down the aisle
Of self blame, dancing with the sons of
Lamentation; and even lain on the bed
of traumatic roses.
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They'll come and go
Some will stay
Some will fade away
Some are leeches
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'A lone soul in the eerie dark
That is uncertainity over vicissitude
Groping for a gateway
That is: - its own phlegm.
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Each morn' a heart cries to the sun
Mayhap her gentle warmth would warm
The cold hearts of the hounds
The constant assaillant
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Pieces of old patch up the new
Pure as morn' dew
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