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Die not

Joy mixed with bitterness Hope laced with scoops of mud This journey unseen On the way to the holy matrimony Love is blind So they said without holding back Till reality set itself to their face. "Iwalewa", golden a watchword in our clan. Imprison it. It will free it itself. Get along and the signs are mere. He's a cheat, woman beater, lazy and what you can see. . . Oh let me breathe! Shut it up. My ears ache. You've made your lashes and acquiescence Enslaved your equitable rights You need not cry Fighting is never the best With faith hold to fate. You like to quit? Do! Pick up your pieces and refresh. It's a green start. But not your stars too thank too early. Something different or similar to come. All pretend to get results And thereafter let loose of self. Die not in depression Die not in the hand of a demon You have the right to Life Please live it to the fullest - and not as the foolest. ©? olorunleke Olorode.

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