Joseph Ogbonna

I knew my heart had been set alight with passion,
that memorable day I cast my very eyes on thee.
Your slightest rebuff to my endless advances
would pose a more formidable challenge to me
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Oh Lord Jesus! lover of my Soul,
He that shineth upon my poor heart,
cleanse me of every ungodly role
that pierces thee like a fiery dart.
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Snake: Tell me, tell me oh Human,
Think not that I have come to spit
my venom, nor to bruise thy heel.
But tell me I thee beseech, of the
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Roses have colours with global appeal,
some are Pink, Blue, Red, White and they reveal
glamour and beauty for all to cherish.
Roses have in them the power of love,
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Blessed Diana, thrilling phrases of Love would make a paragraph,
for your much distinguished and magnificent epitaph.
Your slumber to eternity be likened to a sleeping beauty,
who will be awakened by the Kiss of a Seraphic Prince of immortality.
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Let me adore thee like I have
never before done;
In a world most serene and ambient,
with words ever sweet and tender,
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oh precious Creole from a Caribbean Haven,
She that inhabits the vacuum of my heart.
Your kiss can quell a heart laden with fury,
to save regiments from a scene of Carnage.
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Once I was scourged by the task master's horse whips,
consigning me for two centuries to servitude.
I had my roots forever erased by forced trips
to Worlds unknown, where contemptuous attitude
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Oh what a pleasant day to behold!
a glorious evening in december,
a day we are sure to remember
the nostalgic happy days of old.
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Bloated belly, swollen cheeks,
and a sunken stiff neck on robust torso.
Yet well fitted in flowing apparels;
falling and being raised frequently
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Glad Tidings to thee
my Duchess Divine.
Thy beauty, thine
elegance, thy civilised
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Oh Lord, my numerous sins torment me,
Do I thy most exalted name profane?
Search me Oh Lord and know my heart's intents
that I may never within me habour
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What manner of innovation so ingenious,
electronic box made to serve our audio-visual demands.
This square-shaped screen that comes to life
by just a switch, reduces the size of the Globe in
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My skill is to kill,
I rend to defend,
I defend to fend
for I shoot to loot
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You are held captive by a vicious
clique of monstrous parasites.
Darkness looms in a way so odious
and adverse for days and nights.
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Achebe, Achebe,
Oh! Achebe of the Eastern
Heartland.
He that resurrected
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Beloved Virgin of rare charm
from the Mid-west.
Oh how I long to stare into
your eyes Divine!
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Oh that Wars may cease!
Oh that Peace may reign!
Oh that men may seize
brutes who are the bane
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You raise your wings like an Angelic-Insect
sent with a goodwill message to deliver,
hovering around flowers gay with a gentle touch
and the Kiss of life of a Kind-hearted Fairy.
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The Fly lurks around putrid matter
and delights in savouring Human waste.
The distasteful things we love to hate
satisfy his insatiable taste
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