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I have been thinking, standing on this line been on a spot for so long, feels like am stuck in time but still I know, I will be just fine Once am done with this rhyme. Not so easy pain hurts sometimes, leaves me dizzy but what can a poor soul do when standing for my right only earns a boo! I look to the end of the queue So many strickened fellows all waiting to get their portion due no time for common hellos We are wounded daily by the government lies hurt so much we can't afford to look for rain in the skies once we had a voice, and we raised it at least we tried but they gave select few peanuts just so they can watch us cry What we pass through daily isnt a mystery the nation has us its labour force, but all we have is misery come down your high grounds oh government! Come make this nation stand I heard a change charge old soldier never dies, the face in the badge Anti-corruption I heard but all I can see is wolf in sheep stead Call me skeptical ...

Been thinking of a theme for this week, but then I stumbled upon a discovery of the pains the society cause it's members: I am a broken people I have broken dreams  Slowly losing hope as I watch my live pass before my eyes  as in a film. I want to be loved  By He whom I selected not ignored Same person who claim he was made from this sand  I make him my leader  But then He dusts of the sand. Steps on me like a ruler  With claims He is refined  I will Arise! I Am the cry of the people  I am the hungry mass forced to live in starvation  I am in the lowest class He called me lazy  cause I stretch my hands  To receive milk like a baby  covered with dirt  in the streets  I know it is lazy  But is this not my land ? Rich habitation flowing with milk and honey? am I just an abandoned monkey? I desired the honey and was willing to work for it  but H...

This is a poem that needs your opinion,  many times we try to place people under categories of being righteous or a sinner. Am going to present 2 separate situations to you all, be the judge if they are right or wrong. RIGHT OR WRONG? I once met a rich man Bought a Mercedes, Ferrari and a Toyota sedan Got a jet for his personal pleasure And a new beach house just for leisure Gifted his daughter An ipad, iwatch, and iPhone on her 13th birthday Just so he could hear her laughter As he outdid himself since her last birthday He got 15 servants who he pays comfortably And earnest so they don't bore him with their needs But a beggar who seats by his gate, He tries to avoid Not because of hate As he sometimes sympathises with the man's fate But he has the opinion no man's circumstances Should make him beg Plead another for substances As a righteous man is not suppose to beg Even proves it from bible scripture When he tries to paint himself in a perfect pi...

So many people get scared of using their creativity,  cause they feel they will not be appreciated. It pains me to know that up coming poets, or just random lovers of poetry are not been appreciated, this brings me to this decision( drum roll beat) THE YOUNG POETS AWARD COMPETITION!!! Name is not fancy I know, but it's something. well it is open to any lover of Poetry from 14-21yrs old entries should be made to  mamzyoju@gmail.com in not more than 30 lines,  Topic: any of your choice From 29th January to 12th February. All entries will be uploaded online and the one with the most views will be awarded the price of.... (A silent drum roll) #2500=$7,  small too I know but it's a start. So spread the word!!!

Thanks to you all who have consistently checked to share my world with me,I am absolutely greatful. Just passed the 500views mark, all thanks to yall. This is a celebratory poem!! Like the curls on a rose petal  Our love blooms like a young fetal Springing forth though with thorns  But it's part of our beautiful, for we are one. I love you, you love me  We all are a part of a whole body  Bound together  like lovers forever We might share different views  But it will never make us few  For we are legion Our names written in time  Will never go to oblivion. Others see a dying race  But we see amazing grace  Radiant smiles in all our faces Even with hate in the world  Racial and religious discrimination  We still share embraces For we are one  In the face of hate Love has won, Doesn't matter the colour of your skin,  The nature of your grin Or cleft nature of your chin Our differences all mak...

This is a poem, and my understanding from all the slavery poems 1. Slavery is not just physical,  it is not only about whips and chains Sprouts and grows f rom the mind Like an imagination of pain. 2.  Slavery tends to disdain        not for the problem     But hate for the enslaver  The one who is crowned in diadem 3. Slavery can be self inflicted  For many reasons, like love unrequited Or a feeling of low self esteem When you feel you've been defeated 4. Slavery is still alive today  in so many ways I can not say  but the most common is addiction  to material lust and religious confusion 5. Slavery now is like a religion  self belief, that needs a decision  To either believe in something bigger or yourself Especially when both might conflict in your vision. Just my views on slavery.

The Leaves of Time Every child is like a seed thrown into time,  Naked at birth, without no dime, Bound by genes and nature  to have the mother or fathers feature. Every child grow with time  gain knowledge of what's true and what's a crime Either by learning or by experience  Conditioning of its mind with evidence  Every Child dreams with time  of a great future, to own something called "mine" Create imagination with perfect plan but life happens and it becones a man  Every Child works with time To have food and to own a dime  drop fantasies and face reality  cause dreams only end in poverty Every Child Loves with time  a soul mate to share the remaining time  Partner in life's future journey  Or just someone to call honey Every Child ages with time  As it slowly comes to the end of the line  either filled with peace or with regrets  for the ma...