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A Reversal

What happened to your sunshine beauty That attracts numberness glance at once? Where is the shining black hair-- Shines like achkee seed? Please, no lie, is this a wig? What happened to your Okagbara legs That could run marathons in a second Are you at war with them? I remember days back I did offend you I would marathon away from you yet you would catch me No - stop saying this -- are you a parrot? You repeat a matter often at when need and at when need not I remember those days you chided me for prattling sir, ma I'm not your teacher! Can you recognize me? little! but you can hear my voice? those days, you once told me a glance at my back in the darkness you have known it's me I wish i remain young for this child-like, old age is nothing, but a reversal! Blessing Okagbare is a Nigeria athletic, who had won medals for long jump, sprints and other games.

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