David Olughu Poems

Aaaaaaah! ! !
Were the screams of my labouring mother
Even in the presence of consolation and encouragement
Her problems remained dormant like a rural settlement
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Wake up you sinful world
Hearken this day to my word
For you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord
And have become an unholy people in the sight of God
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I have an addiction
Existing without my permission
Endangering me to constant depression
Leading me to utmost destruction
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Black is beautiful,
just like the stars.
Black is not a fool,
don't leave us with scars.
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2019

The devil's drum beat aloud
All life danced to it's aching rythm
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Dreams don't just die; they get murdered
by the same person they were supposed to be mothered.
Dreams don't just become nightmares.
They get hidden in dark rooms and locked beneath broken chairs.
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She never called
She never texted
She chose to leave when our love just got invested
Now I feel life-less because she's no longer interested
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Blooming sun and rising flowers.
Mysteries to be uncovered.
First I'm drowned by the virgin morning air.
My tender skin is caressed by the dawn sun.
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Like a baby due for birth, you came knocking.
You caused a stand still despite neither being a queen nor king.
Men of valor became mere weaklings,
so you began your unabated killings.
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Soul expression, we always create a scar-leaving impression.
Indeed we're God's true reflection.
Our words are a compass, they give direction.
You cannot just come and pass without giving us an ovation.
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