Joshua Adewumi Poems

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1.
The Rainforest

Many miles deep in the forest
Where all is green,
His voice is keen:
The woodpecker
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2.
Just Believe Me

For all I write,
For all I say
For all I do,
All I want from you is, just believe me.
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3.
The Moonlight Hike

Every morning when I wake,
I will stand and smile at my mirror.
I will slide the curtain
To press my face on the window pane.
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4.
Neutrality

There where I live
There is much to see
Not just to sigh
But to gaze and learn.
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5.
Fate

Sometimes man rises to be greater than man
And man is forced to draw joy from abject sorrow.
Beckoning the pain of rejection,
He stoops to lowliness
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6.
The Stubborn Son

O Jehovah,
I have a penchant for thy will.
Even though pleasure surrounds me
and my body pushes me to sin,
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7.
Paradise Lost; Paradise Regained.

Man continues to wield power
Over people
At their own peril.
Since paradise lost,
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8.
The Monologue I

Sometimes when I look
into a mirror,
I am the most handsome man
in the world.
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9.
Love Without Lust

Like love
Lust comes in the same shadow
With a spirit of obsession
With heart full of passion
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10.
I Am What You Have

I should be throwing words
not a succession of seductive glances.
I wish to hold the sky
But gravity won't let me.
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