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Title: Roasted Yam: Disoriented
Author: Onyeche Vincent Onyekachukwu
Form: 2-4 -6
Lines: 15lines
Theme: African charm
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Spirits
Of the dark world
Beckoned thy evil deeds.
Off shades
And widen hands
To get thee back to roots.
White chalks
And roasted yams
Gets thee back home to farm.
Reasons;
To silent hymn
Yet singing lines to him.
Often;
Things turn deep red,
Leaving him disoriented.
This year bore the low and high Tearing down flames in the sky. But I swam like sharks through tides Beneath the oceans, no fears…
Love has welcomes and adiós Listening to the radio Leaving issues of cardio Focusing on the moment Fridays I can’t forget Forgetting all my regrets.…
Wipe the stake clean repeatedly When we lodge in a failed eventful inn, Daydreaming of times we shall dine Drinking rich wines, counting numerous dimes….…
On your marks, set… ….You are just cells Only a sperm On rehearsals Running on heels To make the list Of many faces. Life is…
Roasted yam is a series of poem I wrote… Scheduled and published daily from July 16 -22, 2017. It’s written around an African traditional charm. Every language might have theirs. One of my days in Ika land, I learnt that parents or relatives use charms to bring their love ones back home. If they roast a yam, the love one would return from overseas to eat of it. But most times this dark act, leaves the returnee disoriented and often leads to death. Enjoy.
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