In A Distant Land From Home Poem by Eche Ononukwe

In A Distant Land From Home

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I came, I wander'd in a far away land,

searching for easy greener pastures;

I wander'd in the white man land

like an aimless wind in the sky above.

I travell'd afar off from my belov'd wife,

a wife I left as an innocent angel

with breast full of sweet milk,

but I left her to search for what will gladd'n her soul.



From the distant land,

I sent a message full of hopes to my belov'd;

I avow'd to see and feel her in my arms again

but she first felt I grab my honey first,

I relay'd my feelings to her again,

but she now told me she needed a messiah first.



I now come,

traveling down home to my wife.

Alas! Another man has bounc'd on my wife

like an eagle on a chick.

What must I do now that I am back?

I must save my wife from this man, riding on her back,

parading himself as her messiah,

for I am her true lov'd messaiah!

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem was written in 2009, as a kind of political protest 2 those who misappropriate the wealth of Nigeria. The poem is dedicated to the hope of Nigeria, or any new nation.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Geet Asher 31 July 2011

this one is good too its kind of sad but nicely written

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