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The creator gave me a big and wide blanket to cover plenty families to shield them from burning flame. I did this successfully for many years but now my blanket is full of holes holes!produced by the sons of those I`m suppose to protect and shield. They pour chemicals on my blanket, blanket!which is rare and very dear my work is presently more difficult. my blanket is now thinner and perforated, burning flame now penetrates easily causing lots of problems for the little ones. stop fumigating me with this rubbish!, I can`t take this any more,stop!I say stop! so that I can complete my mission. Olusegun Arowolo

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 8/5/2013 6:50:00 AM
An awesome piece which really deserved its great win! CONGRATULATIONS my dear friend, Olusegun! Thank you so much for sharing as well. And since somebody sent me a message, i'm passing it to you, Happy Friendship Day! Big sweet hugs! love lots, Leonora
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Date: 8/4/2013 10:13:00 PM
Olusegun, , Congratulations, with your winning poem..... goodnight~ Linda
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Date: 8/4/2013 5:28:00 PM
awesome win..>SKAT
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Date: 11/1/2012 2:23:00 PM
this is a great example of personification, having the sky talk to us! congrats on this one. I enjoyed it.
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Date: 10/30/2012 3:31:00 PM
CONGRATS OLUSEGUN ON A GREAT WRITE AND WIN LUV ..
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Date: 10/30/2012 1:48:00 PM
Excellent poem with great personification Olusegun!Congrats on the win.
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Date: 10/30/2012 11:26:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning poems in the "Good Enough" contest. - Oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 10/30/2012 7:23:00 AM
Hmmmnnn,,,, so unique and fascinating to read! I love it! Congratulations on your win my dear Olusegun! hugs:)LG
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Date: 10/30/2012 7:02:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning poem in SandyIvy's "Good Enough" contest Olusegun. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/29/2012 10:09:00 PM
This is a wonderful theme. congratulations on your win. Love, joyce
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Date: 10/29/2012 8:24:00 PM
O.A.,, here to visit your poem again... congrats on your awesome win...pd
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Date: 10/29/2012 7:22:00 PM
:-) love your good win' thank you' Sandy
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Date: 6/3/2012 7:12:00 PM
OA,, Congratulations with your AWESOME "UNZIPPED LIPS” entry in NANCY'S CRAZY contest. ~always :-) PD
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Date: 6/1/2012 1:40:00 PM
Olusegun congrats on your win..David
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Date: 6/1/2012 1:28:00 PM
Congratulations on your placement in the "unzipped Lips" contest Olusegun. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/31/2012 7:11:00 PM
congrats on your win Olusegun
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Date: 5/31/2012 6:45:00 PM
We are so unloving towards Mother Earth, aren't we! I keep waiting for the day that plastic bags will be banned from the stores here...I heard it happened in China...I know I got sidetracked! haha. This is great personification of the ozone layer...it is a heaven made blanket and now it seems to be showing its abuse...Such a wonderful theme for this contest and always thrilled to see your work shining! Thanks again for your help with my intoxicated pen! Owe my winning poem to you! :) Gwendolen
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Date: 5/31/2012 6:24:00 PM
Wonderful poem, dear poet!!!
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Date: 5/31/2012 6:05:00 PM
holesholes! blanketblanket! rubbish! So compelling, being able to can complete.. love this write, olusegun, thanks so much for supporting my contest! Namaste ~N
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Date: 5/28/2012 5:31:00 PM
nice personification! good luck in the contest :) we could do without so many chemicals...
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Date: 5/23/2012 5:12:00 AM
Interesting work..Enjoyed reading this morn..I am not exactly sure the interpertation that you intendedd one to have from the reading but sometimes live just wears us out and our blanket gets full of holes..We need to back off and recover so that we can get a new prospective about life..Enjoyed reading this morn..Sara
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Date: 5/23/2012 5:12:00 AM
Thanks for stopping by my work..Sara
Date: 5/19/2012 3:28:00 PM
Isn't it true that the ones you help the most are the ones that HURT you the most?...I bet this is exactly how our Heavenly Father must have felt too, O. This is beautiful with its metaphors! You are a missionary for sure! I am proud of you and your work! Please share it with me in more detail sometime! :) Hope your weekend is going well! love to u brother! Gwenodolen
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Date: 5/17/2012 7:50:00 PM
I hope that people listen to pleas like this. We need to protect whati s so vital and so thin.
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