As most Nigerians remain ruefully lukewarm
about President Buhari's second term bid;
an ever-increasing multitude of potential
voters across ethnic divides, seem to be
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ONE DAY I THOUGHT OF LEAVING
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IT WAS A MOMENT.. I CLOSED MY EYES,
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Contained in this world is one specific hatred
Colour and ethnicity; these differences denigrated
Before I was born, I knew I was already hated
‘Cause of the colour of my skin, constantly humiliated.
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ONE DAY I THOUGHT OF LEAVING ,
IT WAS A MOMENT.. I CLOSED MY EYES,
MY SELF WAS TORN TO PIECES, APART OF ME WAS TAKEN AWAY..
THAT MOMENT I SAW A CRYING ORPHAN BEGGING ME TO STAY.
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Pride and armor
of a lineage, a perception
cautions and lifts inner to a
pedestal.........
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It is so sad
when clarity
gives way to
frank befuddlement.
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All Poets of The Poem Hunters
Awake on This Site-Let Us all Unite
We are poets from every site
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I am saddened, in fact dismayed
For the attention that I have paid
To fellow poets who fail to perceive
That they should enlighten and not deceive.
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One sex, one race,
one religion, one face.
One thought, one nation,
one dream, one altercation—
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A -BRI'S INTRODUCTORY POEM:
It's mid-September and the pressure is mounting,
‘cause I KNOW, on me, Bri, you ALL are still counting to place joy, nay, rapture amidst your dull drudgery,
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Hey, in India,
The India of the mass
Diverse and varied,
Where the sun blazes hot
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What leads us
to those from
opposite sides of the world
and places them
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Kerala; the God's own country.
My motherland; where I lives
with all my mind and soul
I lost my heart, as she
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I’m not a history buff at all, ……BUT I’ve heard some stories ……
about some of history’s most grievous moments, and some …..of its glories.
I’ll repeat several of the grievous moments for you now to hear.
Some of you may scoff at them, while some may shed a tear.
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In search for truth we follow many paths
Till the understanding dawns upon us
That all paths converge upon one.
One loving ray prisms through as many,
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The candle extinguished but I see,
still not dark, many candles were lit,
a living candle, a source of light,
let the candles lit, we need it.
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Living bodies are open systems,
need constant input of food,
water and energy
for survival.
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Mr. Hughes
What
Color-race-ethnicity-
Check only one that applies!
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Proudness is a quality
That is virtue and vice
At the same time.
When one is proud for others for a good cause
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A -BRI'S INTRODUCTORY POEM:
It's mid-September and the pressure is mounting,
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Bricks, sands, cements made this house-
The concrete house; house of backbone,
backbone for a nation,
to stand; stand with rising head,
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Indeed, I want in my heart to become a person who is quite well-off materially and essentially happy. Not grandiose, enough to have a luxury car and house, a beautiful wife, high degrees in the office, have the title of professor, children who study abroad.
That might be my wishes, but maybe if I saw that desire I would consider myself pathological. However, life doesn't need stability anyway.
Life can be lived only with happiness. But I will sneer at you with the words 'eat that happiness' because the people who say that are only envious, envious, spiteful people and their friends. Do you know that shirk is a sign of being unable.
I have to look for media that is appropriate, effective and efficient to find that there is indeed a woman who loves to be loved. Regardless of status, stratification, orientation, religion and ethnicity. However I am aware that at this time I am not yet well established materialistically and academically, but if there is, who knows, someone will want to be with me.
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(YEARS AGO)
..One day I thought of leaving, It was a moment, I closed my eyes, my self was torn to pieces, a part of me was taken away that moment I saw a crying orphan begging me to stay...
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Her love was like RAIN
Meant to STOP
Meant to TOP
Meant to DROP
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We have so many different kinds of cultures
So many things to learn....taboo's and customs
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So stunning a stretch of kolams
Before each house in definite columns.
Simply superb, woven into patterns.
Designs of dots, single and multi lines,
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Be who you are
Accepting yourself is a start
Open your eyes
Look at yourself
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Beauty, grace, ethnicity displayed
as together they sway and dance
to the music so traditional;
Invitees sharing pleasant talks,
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Moon illuminates
World with silver rays
Make no division
Thatched roof or concrete roof tops
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Most of us.
Including you.
Me. They and them.
Regardless of ethnicity.
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I want to be a happy loser
In the spirit of sportsmanship
I had sewn two shirts for myself
Of green, red and white
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(YEARS AGO)
..One day I thought of leaving, It was a moment, I closed my eyes, my self was torn to pieces, a part of me was taken away that moment I saw a crying orphan begging me to stay...
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Transferred to itself
the ruling power
an independent way
on celebration hour.
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Istanbul city of contrasts history diversity
city enigma Bosporus beautiful divide city
continents but never meaningful hearts souls
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down under in the lands of the kiwi and the kangaroo
wise men and women well do know an unwritten rule;
not to speak about 'religion or politics' in their pubs
where alcohol and tempers do met opinion rue speaks;
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protection rackets milking
own minority ethnicity
dirty thumbs hands in every
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He walked to all corners of the compass to meet his girlfriend
The space-time separating them is so strong that no one can penetrate it
He kept going without stopping with one intention that God condescend
He really believes that his soul mate has moored and he believes it
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A -BRI'S INTRODUCTORY POEM:
It's mid-September and the pressure is mounting,
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I admit that to Kenyan's the mention of his name
Is the closest synonym to the single term 'peace'
In the country he came yo eradicate the blame
And collect the then shattered nation back to one piece
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What ' Je suis Charlie' Means To Me…
« Je suis Charlie » literally means « I am Charlie »,
Which in turn translates into standing against:
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What makes you think you can talk to me like that
Violate my vulnerability
Mock me with your careless tongue and cold stares
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How shall I then sing this anthem
and cross my right hand to the left to render this pledge?
Cause every time I tell lies, I feel a twitch in my heart
and a voice, telling me stop that.
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We celebrate you every first day of the sixth month of the year
Kenya our country, our motherland
We celebrate our freedom, fifty three years of self rule
Freedom from the chains of colonialism
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It is not every day that visions are clear.
Sometimes it can all become a blur,
Especially on cold nights when you are very tired and need to curl with your blanket of fur.
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In this world of beauty and hopes
somewhere we hear the news of turmoils
Unfortunate to hear the happenings
which is brutal and against humanity
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Rajgopal Parthasarathy thought he that England would be his home
And English the language of his home and usage,
But it happened it otherwise
And he returned back from foreign
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Istanbul life pulse do you feel it as I do?
When you gaze upon mosaic maze
tapestry ancestry diversity ethnicity
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opportunistic review case specific
an unprincipled resourceful person
or people taking advantage of situations
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They may say
The syllabi are odd or even
By breathe by stress,
You may add
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No decade will 'ever',
Come close to what the 70's...
Exposed to implement,
With a diversity to create.
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I do not know, nor have I heard
If there is something as Indian English poetry
From the northeast region of India,
If Indian English poetry itself can be misnomer
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Why there is controversies at all
Why there is conflicts we continue
Why we humans quarrels ourselves
Why we couldn't live the life, smooth?
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Who am I?
“I” is my name.
My name is my identity.
An identity distinguishes one individual from other people.
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Oh Africa!
The Cradle of Civilization,
Yet The Least Developed Continent.
Rich in Natural Resources;
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I cry
I cry for the children that are homeless
I cry for the brave men on the frontline that left their families behind,
I cry endlessly for the mothers that have lost their children,
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Isn't a shame to have hatred among us?
People are being isolated because of who they are,
The size they are, the physical challanges they have,
The ethnicity, race, or nationality they are from.
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Democracy is a rule by majority.
It's not to silence the minority
With the strength of the majority.
Not that two wolves and a goat making menu.
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Ethnicity
When I came to England
I couldn`t get a job opened a café instead
in a district called Wavertree, Liverpool
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Occasionally I write a bit of poetry
Now and again...raise...a little hell
Such as of Conservative Christianity
Incredible the falsehoods it sells
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Swaggering!
Propagate envy,
Proof, prove!
Psychotherapy,
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'Sievers', sieve, see, seer, is, serve, verse, seers;
See L.A.! !
Variant,
Technology,
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London, loon, noon, old, on, do, no!
With the muse of love in the land of the living;
But, i have my mind set on you to teach you.
Life!
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My name is Bouteflika and,
I have the visitor's handbook with me;
Ant, antacid!
With an envelope of wisdom;
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What was that in your
eyes, which still haunts me in
evening of life.
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Sometimes you let go
ethnicity for a gentle tug
at your arm.
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What was tyranny, if there
were no tears. The stranger lures you
to beehive, how they protect ethnicity.
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The true worth of any human being should not be defined by race
In a multicultural society for racism there's no place
Racism and ethnicity are siblings it does seem
Those racist to those different are low in self esteem
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America has been GREAT, great for the last two centuries.
All right, America has been the greatest among all countries,
For a long, long time. This is a cheap pleonasm, which just
Won the most contentious election in American history.
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I was spending a few days with families in Houston,
When I heard of the abrupt passing of W.Houston,
Which came naturally as a shock.
Death always demoralizes the fibers of our heart.
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Everyone has a first name and a last name
But I won't call you something that brings you shame.
I will not call you by your color
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What race? Human race?
Stop talking about race
Start talking about space
Start talking about grace
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If it were your selection
Would you hide me for my protection,
Would you take hold of my arm
To protect and then hide me from harm.
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How ''Ice-Is'' Made From Flesh & Blood...
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Before you were born into this body,
You had many life decisions to make.
Where on Earth do I want to live?
Who will I choose for parents?
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Thoughtlessness accepted.
With a disrespect to expect.
A dignity and identity,
Yet perceived to be arrogant.
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For anyone sold,
On racism to buy.
And invest in it.
Along with division and disparities,
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With a silenced mind,
Listen to them find...
Excuses to make for themselves.
And those who make excuses,
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They've been conditioned to believe,
What happens to them in their environment...
Is a reflection of society and the general public.
And what has been done to them has been effective.
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Whoever decided,
People will pay to stay...
Where historic myths exist,
And a quality of life...
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Today,
Although needless and serves no purpose...
There are those still making attempts to escape,
With an erasing of their true 'selves'.
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Gaya Street Sunday Market
the woman says her groundnut roots
help children grow
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just notes about poetry: .
not poetry poetry
not poet poet
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While Gutenberg invented moving type
I hope that I can move you when I hype
your talents, calling not just as a foodie
who’s famished for you, but with calls for booty.
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Attitudes to Cleopatra are draconian,
created by male chauvinists from Rome,
Perhaps we’ll find out from her catacomb
if she was African or Macdonian,
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His name is Aaron, and he is a priest.
His sister Rachel doesn’t have the least
objection to a marriage with a gentile,
though doing this would lower the percentile
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In pace requiescas, Harold,
while you’re being Christmas caroled,
having died, most people say,
on what is known as Christmas Day
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'Jivaeri' (Jiva-eri) .Precious jewel or treasure.
'It's a beautiful, traditional Greek Island folk song of unknown authorship.I grew up listening to this song and it always had a special place in my heart.So I recorded this version with the hope of exposing it to a wider audience around the World.This song is about a Mother lamenting the loss of her child due to emigration.(In Greece many families send their children to foreign lands with the hope of a better life.) In retrospect, the mother regrets having sent her child away and the pain she feels has caused her to now humbly and quietly walk on this Earth.'
-Yanni
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If the image is projected,
Within institutions...
Kept to worship everywhere.
It would not matter,
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Who amongst us today lives,
Without being affected...
By tribal ancestral racism?
And who are they that can say,
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Even beauty to present it,
Is not without...
Its flaws and blemishes.
Behind,
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It is not the past...
Gone to have had.
In need to be corrected.
Microscoped and examined.
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Insecurities mended.
And long to have healed.
With decisions to make.
Admitting my own mistakes.
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What is the effective objective,
Does anyone expect.
By continually bashing,
Actions taken by others...
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Never has it been,
To uncover in history written...
That a man made creation,
Of disease invented...
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When an irritating presence,
Loses this significance...
To no longer irritate.
Yet continues to instigate,
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Revealing.
Is the peeling away,
The image of pretentiousness.
Kept for years and decades,
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