Kelechi Iheanachor Poems

Awakened by the melancholic melody of necessity,
Roused by contractual obligation,
Against darkness in endless adversity,
Evolved into a specie with night vision,
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In paradox with the living world,
Day breaks at dusk,
Reminiscences of the preceding night,
Lost to substance abuse induced amnesia,
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Words are not enough,
Alphabets strung in uncertainty,
Speech slurred in disbelief,
Love endlessly professed,
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The desecration of purity,
Omen of the desolation of paradise,
Established by iniquity,
Sanction for death to arise,
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The time is tomorrow,
Today is long gone,
Yesterday was the future in retrospect,
Memories are predictions,
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Hate begets hate,
Fatality it’s sure fate,
The belly of the sated,
Churned by hatred,
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Clad ever so classy,
Moves, smooth and sassy,
Her gestures are flirtatious,
A smile so contagious,
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Liberty is dead,
Murdered by those she misled.
Cries from the falsely accused,
Left her hysterically amused.
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Freedom in exchange for peace,
An outright sale or a long-term lease,
Seems like a logical transaction,
Except that the force majeure is certain destruction,
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