Richard Nnoli Poet Epic

Lost in translation

Lost in translation 
I ask for the moment 
You asked for tomorrow 
They asked for yesterday 
Cos they needed to remind us 
Of who we were before we got here 
They never believe in us 
Till date their actions are never different from our troubles from yesterday 
They don’t see our moment 
They chose to ignore who we are now 
They can’t even see what tomorrow will bring 
All they see is our yesterday’s 
The days of slavery 
The days of brutality 
The days we use to be in dark age 
The days of death 
The days of agony 
The days full of sorrows 
This days are never out of their memories 
they never see nothing good about us today 
Else those from our yesterday 
So please leave me here 
cos in this theory am 
Lost in translation 





Lost in translation
We smelled the iron rod 
From coast to coast they said 
Hunted by our shadows 
Through the strangers against our redemption 
Chased away from our dreams 
Our hopes became our crime 
Our freedom became the price of death 
There was no tomorrow to better our captivity 
our opinion was never meant to be 
Cos all we were yesterday was just 
Mere slaves 
This is why they never see nothing good about our today 
So leave me here cos in this theory am
Lost in translation

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Danny Derden October 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM A powerful and deeply felt poem, doubling as a searing critique of historical prejudice and generational judgment. It's intensely moving in its anger and sense of injustice. Richard Nnoli November 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM I feel you Danny is obviously obvious why am lost in translation brother me , remains bless brother and big thanks for your words I appreciate Richard Danny Derden November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM Anger is not sin. Anger is not wrong. Anger is emotion and emotion needs expression. I see and feel the expression and translate it according to my experience...our experiences are different and there is not sin or wrong in that. Richard Nnoli November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM Danny expression is not anger brother but to the other eyes might look alike Life is beautiful with a message There is nothing to lose or gain Only the open hearts could relate nothingness to life