Long Sabi Poems

After amala and ewedu,
And after the round two of egusi and fufu.
Na im my eyes come dey pinch me,
Small small i dey close am.
Before i know i don dey doze,
Wetin we dey talk? I don...

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I'M NOT NEW::
This is ANDERSON WALKINGSHOES... 
VERSE 1:
Anything wey concern mai haus,you already sabi,
if i build you a castle for mai dream,
you'll still refuse to cope, 
treasuring you go de dey hard for mai role,...

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Love birds:
intro:
love had a chance, 
sell am feelings to im fans. 
 make kudi komot for ha dance.  
 everyone enjoys am for jams, 
specially wen im show a prance. 
 am owners think...

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BLACK SKIN GIRL::
(VERSE 1)
for di morning lait, she dey rise kakaraka(strong) 
melanin shining, wia im belongs(belongs) 
wit di world on top am shoulders, but she get a heart so awoof,(black and charming) 
everi scar and...

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NO BI STRANGERS:
No bi strangers to Our success,
dis na anderson walkingshoes.  
 i'm part for ya world for strangers, 
intensively,our focus are metered,
ova di hilly regions,we keep flopping from discovery,
di discovery na wey concern...

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NO BI STRANGERS TO OURSELVES:
dis na anderson walkingshoes.  
 i'm part for ya world for strangers, 
intensively,our focus are metered,
ova di hilly regions,we keep flopping from discovery,
di discovery na wey concern awa sef realisations,
make's...

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Don't assume that because you can't do it, others can't do it;
There are lots of better minds in this world than you are.  
Better set your mind to achieve what others have 
And make...

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SHE'S MY CHOICE AND MY CROSS. 

You told me beauty is merely skin deep
Wasn't that the reason I wooed her in the first place
Said it doesn't cook afang soup
I've not forgotten my way to mama...

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"Dead leaves lay still, even the last flower is withered: yet there is a beauty in decayed imperfection." Taken from a quote by _Constance La France

On an orbital rotation around our planet every day, nothing...

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ITATAMA PABA O TAMA NA?

mahal na mahal parin kita..
kahit alam kong my mahal kanang iba...

ipaglalaban parin ba kita ? 
o talagang tama na para sating dalawa.. ?

gustong gusto ko parin na maging tayo..
kahit na alam...

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                        We know not who we are and yet we spar,
 ...

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You cry: "Oh No!", as your cherish beloved pot 
lies shattered into pieces
at your feet, splattered in tears,
echoing your sobs and muttered moans.
"What to do?" you ask.
You could try to glue it back together,
but it's...

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On a sunny afternoon in my country...
With the hope of receiving alert for the new minimum wage in my dreams
I decided to sleep knowing it was a sunny afternoon 
Everything was hot and could not...

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Cars are the wind on the streets
semi-truck wheels shriek thunder,
rain shatters against stone and brick walls
on dusty roads, oak trees fence with twigs—
wushu wooden clatters.

Dreadful arrays of dryads
azure and amethyst gossamer haze,
sleek, silken strikes gist...

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When he went away, leaving her that day,
She thought her heart would betray…
The way it hurt, the way she wanted him to stay.

When love meant to last all lifelong, like a song,
Joyful and full, then...

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Wabi-Sabi

A stunning beauty seen with moles on the cheek from a distance
If be near, like spaceman, we find dry lowland area of dark rock,
Shadows in holes where meteors hit, left craters, the Sun can’t hit.

She...

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I can't imagine looking at 
       my fractured self and feeling whole  

     acceptance always felt impossible
       ...

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A Poem in Pidgin English

Me, ma na SARS
I sabi drop bars
My gun ready to blast
Any youth wey dey drive cars
If tattoos na your singlet
We go treat you like piglet
If you no gree cooperate
Omo, you go...

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Crinkles around eyes and smile on my face,
attempting to hide the scars of my soul,
look toward the skies, praying for God’s grace.

Of wabi-sabi stains, remains no trace,
as friends and foes, my countenance extol;
crinkles around eyes...

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For me you’re designed, mesmeric scarred moon, 
grace gleams in the convolute cradle of cyan night, 
slithers in the silken sky I create for you,
a turquoise trail you trace in my heart incised.

Thunder cloud surges...

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We wander through so many gardens,
doting robins, ignoring the crows.
Our personal oasis is an unfinished poem.
Plastic flowers may last longer, but their dead scent,
cannot compare to freesia and frangipani.

In fading grey sunset,
I crumble, crouching in...

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Feeling of hurt & pain
A poignant wabi-sabi stain
Adding to soul beauty
If we but look at it in serenity

As waves of sorrow rise
Each wave hides a surprise 
Prompting us to internalise attention
Forgiving source of grief manifestation...

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Wabi-Sabi 12-21-23  
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Wabi-Sabi

Empty the mirage of perfection
Whose shadow wears scars
Of perpetual broken rainbows –
Cracked rose petals –
Gilded edges joined by hibernation and spring.

A pilgrimage into amnesia
Timeworn victories fade into badges lost to time 
Moonlight...

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I don take my eye look every 
mata
come conclude sey life no 
make sense
to sense

those wey dey shit for house 
no sabi
read even those wey dey 
feed  
the children na olodo

If  person no...

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I like to paint myself. Should I be a face in the crowd?
Shouldn't I be the one fondly holding my head so high?
To be poised, I peep into my mirror, shedding her shroud.
My physique seems...

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