The Man Who Was Almost a Man

He was almost a man of hope 
When the past came calling,
He listened to its bleeding voice
Then fell at his peak of success.
No one was there to help him up,
Silently he died in his miseries.
He was almost a man of hope,
But the past ruined his succulent life. 


(C) John Chizoba Vincent
      Voice Of Vincent 2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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