John Stanmeyer
By
Ngozi Olivia Osuoha
White Lies
The president “I am not a citizen”
The butcher “I have never seen blood”
The principal “I was never a student”
The lawyer “I have never argued”
The warlord “I have never killed”
The prostitute ” I am still a virgin”
The tree “I do not have any root”
The potter “I have never seen clay”
The carpenter “I can’t identify a nail”
The air “I am watery”
The fan “I have no blade”
The land “I am not on earth”
The shepherd “there is nothing like flock”
The hen “I was never a chick”
The dog “never was I a puppy”
The priest “I have never seen a cassock”
HOW COME? DIG DEEP….WHO DID THEY FRONT?
Hold On To Your Dreams
It shatters to lose a parent
It could kill a beautiful dream,
It kills to witness war
It could rend hope apart,
It tears to be raped
It could smash destiny,
It dwindles to be scandalized
It could crush reputation,
It discourages to be gossipped
It could fade respect,
But the future is a mystery
Everything is a teacher
Troubles advance our mentality
Challenges enlarge our strength,
Hold on to your dreams.
Heartbreaks and disappointments
Divorce and widowhood
Spinsterhood and singlehood
All and more, ache
But there is more to life,
A little bit of this
A little bit of that,
Joy and sorrow
Pain and peace,
Trauma and drama
Vices and victories
All, all elevate us
So hold on to your dreams.
Do not take your life
Suicide is not an option,
The heat of torments
The rage of trials
The height of temptations
The peak of evil
The climax of horror
The apex of terror,
All these shape our destiny
Hold on to your dreams.
We capture in adventure
We see in adversity
We grow in quest
We expand in jungle
Your dream must not die
Big or small, tiny or large
Soft or hard, short or long
Nurse it, nurture it
Feed it, grow it
Feature it, annonce it
Zoom it, let it boom.
Stay Put
When thinking is your prayer
And idleness your job,
When loneliness is your friend
And tears your perfume,
When they sing “go and marry”
Sister, lean on God.
When badluck lingers
And illluck overstays
When disappointments wake
And rumours loom
When hardluck surrounds
Sister, seek God.
When your feet slide
And your hands slip
When your faith is wounded
And you can no longer grip
When everything is choking
Sister, hold on, bow not.
When you look like an outcast
And more than outdated
When you look awkward
And timid and backward,
When no one ever understands
Sister, please stay put.
When you see no more
And hear no more,
When you walk no farther
And work no further
When you dream sick
Sister, carry your shoulders.
Remember how far you have gone
Forward ever, backward never,
When you starve for days
And thirst for weeks
When you yawn and yawn
And yearn for years
Please sister, hang in there.
When they sing “go and marry”
As if they share husbands
As if you are not beautiful
As if you were ever wayward
When they conclude you are too old
When they feel you are a burden
When they finally write you off,
When they believe you are possessed,
Sister, stay put, stay put.
When God delays
When He would not come
When He never came
When He is very far
When He fakes an answer
Sister, strengthen your anchor,
Stay put, STAY PUT
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