by IKPOBARI SENEWO | |
Published on: Jul 31, 2006 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
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Who can bear this great torment That seeps from the crevices of the innermost being? The eyes itch red and drip Hot moistened rain… Through shafts Through windows Not minding doors; Oh what a life man must lead From day to day! It should have been better If he was here Nay, with his mom But he’s gone leaving A wide weird gap in The cranes of existence It wasn’t of yesterday Nor was it of today Seasons come and go Not this one though ‘Cause it wasn’t a season … it was a life a soul a demise … The philanderer by the inn; Aloneness dresses in fashion, Dancing to beats of soul drums “It’ll never happen again”, They console Yet, two’s more than a crowd! Who can bear this great torment That seeps from the crevices of the innermost being? « return. |