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Edem Segbedzi Poem
I met a pretty queen
whose eyes sparkled like
the diamonds of Sierra Leone
whose lips as red and hot
as chili pepper
whose cheeks charmingly dark
as the night skies
whose hair as smooth as
the silks of the merchants of Persia
and her palms as soft and versatile
as the clays of the garden of eden
she bears breast, ripen breast
meant for only kings
her shape like the
curves of the mighty Limpopo
her legs like the cedars of Lebanon
the sound of her footsteps like
the rhythms of the xylophone
But though i am a professional artist
no amount of paint and textures can portray
a full portrait of the queen of my dreams.
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Edem Segbedzi Poem
I begun life in prison cell,
as dark as a bottomless well,
with no difference between day and night,
i cuddled myself tight.
Awaiting the day of bailing,
that i will be filled with joyful wailing,
and walk in the countryside,
with heaven on my side.
Only to be released and end up captured,
comfortably arrested,
suckling milk with no bother ,
a new born baby in the arms of a mother.
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Edem Segbedzi Poem
Crawling for many days
my knees getting dark
my hands losing its soft touch
increasing anticipations on my mom's face
still soiling my clean panties
At last, my first step
joy shooting across mama's face
uncontrollable tears tumbling down her cheeks
me laughing,advertising my two milky teeth
a moment of pure joy incomparable
mama and i drowning in innermost love
My second step,
my legs wobbling mama stretching her arm
yearning for a hug
But no, my first heavy fall
a tear trying to fall
mama quickly compensates me
not willing to destroy the moment
compensating me with sweet breast milk
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Edem Segbedzi Poem
The moon is smiling
the stars are blinking
love is raining
crickets are singing
and angels are calling
whiles my heart is saying to my rosy butterfly
"Can I take you to dinner"
Copyright © Edem Segbedzi | Year Posted 2013
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