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Best Poems Written by Okoi Nkanu

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Rite of Passage

We seem to have it all
As we want for nothing
In the darkness of the womb 

We are evicted into the light
Sadness, then happiness 
Unaware of the looming doom

We seem to have it all-
Sadness, then happiness
Cloudy-vorfreude abloom 

We hustle, we jump huddles 
We cry, we hate, while loving
Then the reaper to the tomb

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Lucy

Call her Lucy
O'! For She once was all
Heavenly kingdom strung 
On her Mandolin song

Call her Lucy 
O'! For she had it all
Had she not fallen
Rising end-time eyes forlorn

O'! My poor Lucy  
Fearing the last judges
Hammer,gavel,fire......
Earthly kingdoms now torn

Copyright © Okoi Nkanu | Year Posted 2014

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Welcome

Welcome me not for
"I" have been here before
That strong luminence only 
ancient night's recall
From my lofty throne angels soar
bleakly-shining they bring you more

Welcome me not for 
all other god's will concour
When the sun chose to rule dayly;
gargoyles, vampires, wolverines and all
bowed to me for they saw-
"I" only could give them more

Copyright © Okoi Nkanu | Year Posted 2014


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