Chidi Okoye

We've been engulfed in a dance of hate 
to appease self 
swam in pools of confusion to 
find solace 
...

I have a past like a tribal mark of zebra. 
I know where I am. 
I know where I am coming from. 
I know where I have been. 
...

He held high his gong 
to keep the burdened souls 
floating on the sea of life 
Played hard to keep awake 
...

I was once called a shining sun
held and caressed like a queen
in hands of a love prince.
Told how pretty I am, and how
...

Our heritage should live like tomorrow without end.
The fire of our past should not be allowed to die.
The baton of our heritage should be passed on despite the turbulent wind of time.
We are holding on to our drums like our warriors held on to their arrows and spears.
...

Listen, my dear daughter,  
I understand how you feel,  
I have been there and there is nothing wrong 
with the way you feel. 
...

You fill my heart and world
with joy that words cannot express.
You are my moon in full bloom
Your smile is like sunshine
...

I know I can count on you despite
our differences.
I know I can trust you like morning
awaits the noon.
...

It began with a kiss of love
graduated to nine months of
mixed feelings which ended
in hours of horrible pains and
...

We have tilled grounds of thorns and thistles
Weeded weeds of solitudes and sorrows
to enrich our land with peace and pleasure
We have stumbled on paths of pains,
...

We have moved in circles. 
We have danced from the east to the west. 
We have crawled from the south to the north. 
We learned to dance the dance of lust to echo the 
...