ONYINYE'S MIRROR ON LIFE

Onyinye OyedeleThursday, August 16, 2012



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TO YOUR FRIENDS

POEMS
-- CRY OF OUR LAND; PAIN


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CRY OF OUR LAND

ail from the roof top

Clasp your hands and gnash your teeth

Shake your head and snap your fingers....

What is going on in our land?

It lingers on every lip;

Innocent lives snatched .....

Families plunged into despair and gloom

Dreams shattered and blurred....

Weary, discouraged, and broken hearted,

We bend our knees again and again in prayer!

When will hope smile on us?



Hope, hope, hope!

Amidst tears and sorrow,

Our hearts quiver

But we will cling to you;

H.....Holding

O....On

P.....Pursuing

E.....Endlessly



Sometimes the arrows of hope bend in the wake of reality

Sometimes the flashes of hope fade in the light of uncertainty

But in whom, what, and where do we hope?

Hope is what keeps us going,

All we have ever done for our land is hope...

But Hope, when will you rescue us?



PAIN

Pain is like effervescence from a can;

Suppressed and concealed emotions

Waiting for a pop to gush out...

The tears and groans rush to the top of your chest

Sharp pricks and kicks rush to your heart

Panting for breath and grabbing a seat

You slump and can't hold back....

But He gives beauty for ashes

And He gives peace for every Pain.



Memories triggered by a picture

Memories of a loved one in a lovely moment

But it is all you have now...Memories embodied in glossy pictures

Memories to hold,

Memories to cherish

Memories to pass on.

So when pain wrapped in memories comes knocking now and again,

Unwrap yourself into His Peace now and again.

One day at a time,

One month at a time,

One year at a time.....

May God's Peace embrace you many years down the line....

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