BlogHide Reblurtsanieljoshua in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readSmiles still on my faceWe walked down the road, side by side, stepping onto the lower sidewalks each time a car drove too close to us. Amaka would curse each time that happened and lament. “There is enough road o,” she’d say and throw her hands up in frustration, “but this okada people and stupid drivers will just drive into the small one we’re managing to walk on.”…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readArt thou comeOh sweet sun How art thou come Peeping through the window: A spy to wake me From the terrain of my dreamscape Oh sweet sun How art thou come With scorch and arreador Lashing the hell out of me; I burn… But the scars are like precious stones Oh sweet sun Art thou come With medals of gold, silver and bronze To power our elbow…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readSmile still on my faceWe walked down the road, side by side, stepping onto the lower sidewalks each time a car drove too close to us. Amaka would curse each time that happened and lament. “There is enough road o,” she’d say and throw her hands up in frustration, “but this okada people and stupid drivers will just drive into the small one we’re managing to walk on.”…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readWe are strongerYet, as we grieve We pick our broken pieces As we grieve We gather our shattered spirits As we grieve We are stronger This is a wake up call. Death, blood, loss everywhere. It could be anyone tomorrow. Point is, if you were among those lost, where would you be now? Put your life in order, Jesus saves still. My Daily affirmation by think…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readTaken deanHe cried when he was taken Away from the comfort of the homeless home If only he was not weak He would have done more to resist this unwanted Rome Nature has not privileged him to win a fight He succumbed to the force and chicanery of a desperate father For father was 'nature's favourite' to declare wrongs right; Nature is neutral: she…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readIn timeOur gallery is like a house with the windows thrown open the doors held wide Eyes that'll never close Hearts that are never broken Laughter that'll never fade All placed in a photograph Stolen moments caught unawares Like that hug that broke the ice Like that jump that shouted, freedom Like the fireworks when she said, I do Friends that…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readShockWe walked down the road, side by side, stepping onto the lower sidewalks each time a car drove too close to us. Amaka would curse each time that happened and lament. “There is enough road o,” she’d say and throw her hands up in frustration, “but this okada people and stupid drivers will just drive into the small one we’re managing to walk on.”…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readAmakaWe walked down the road, side by side, stepping onto the lower sidewalks each time a car drove too close to us. Amaka would curse each time that happened and lament. “There is enough road o,” she’d say and throw her hands up in frustration, “but this okada people and stupid drivers will just drive into the small one we’re managing to walk on.”…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readAs we grieveYet, as we grieve We pick our broken pieces As we grieve We gather our shattered spirits As we grieve We are stronger This is a wake up call. Death, blood, loss everywhere. It could be anyone tomorrow. Point is, if you were among those lost, where would you be now? Put your life in order, Jesus saves still. My Daily affirmation by think…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readPerilous timesIn the straits of perilous times You stroke your way through rippled amplitudes Of the calamitous crests and troughs Gyrated by the usurping subterfuges By masterminding conquering centrifuges At the peak of ecstatic euphoria Your fortress walls were pierced By the fiery darts of the British Your brave warriors were crestfallen The…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readTommorrowDear Madu When you wake up tomorrow morning And move to awaken me with your whistle Loud and clear as your laughter that follows it as usual You'll meet a stack of clothes piled in a human form But by then, I'll be 500 miles away from home For I padded away under the watchful eyes of the moon Taking away with me nothing else But the sound…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readRelationshipWe walked down the road, side by side, stepping onto the lower sidewalks each time a car drove too close to us. Amaka would curse each time that happened and lament. “There is enough road o,” she’d say and throw her hands up in frustration, “but this okada people and stupid drivers will just drive into the small one we’re managing to walk on.”…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readNeloWe walked down the road, side by side, stepping onto the lower sidewalks each time a car drove too close to us. Amaka would curse each time that happened and lament. “There is enough road o,” she’d say and throw her hands up in frustration, “but this okada people and stupid drivers will just drive into the small one we’re managing to walk on.”…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readFavorite spiceYou never listen, child Drop that poem, you fill my house with words and ink that fades with time, give me a trophy that is forever Stare at those numbers even if they dance around in blurs, make sure you don't move from that confusion Can't you see your brother? He's like the arch of my eyebrows, perfect Why are you that strand of hair that…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readGalleryOur gallery is like a house with the windows thrown open the doors held wide Eyes that'll never close Hearts that are never broken Laughter that'll never fade All placed in a photograph Stolen moments caught unawares Like that hug that broke the ice Like that jump that shouted, freedom Like the fireworks when she said, I do Friends that…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readRipled amplitudeIn the straits of perilous times You stroke your way through rippled amplitudes Of the calamitous crests and troughs Gyrated by the usurping subterfuges By masterminding conquering centrifuges At the peak of ecstatic euphoria Your fortress walls were pierced By the fiery darts of the British Your brave warriors were crestfallen The…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readThe skyBecause we've wept Until we can weep no more Because we've cried out And our voices have gone hoarse Because we've pleaded And we've been ignored []( True The sky is gray True The land is red True again Our hearts are black Yet, as we grieve We pick our broken pieces As we grieve We gather our shattered spirits As we grieve We…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readKnock came hardIts knock came hard In seasons of fun On a resolve to flex Inking notes in summaries On sheets of crumbled guesses And unlicensed answers It kept pounding violently An eternity of turn ups In clubs of soft work In paces of uncultured nerds I wrestled with the grades Glowing in savaged attention In arrays of knowledge Brilliance…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readA spy to wake meHow art thou come Rising from the East Adorn with glittery cloak of fire burning the wings of darkness Oh sweet sun How art thou come Peeping through the window: A spy to wake me From the terrain of my dreamscape Oh sweet sun How art thou come With scorch and arreador Lashing the hell out of me; I burn… But the scars are like…anieljoshua in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readMiles of HeartbeatIn the straits of perilous times You stroke your way through rippled amplitudes Of the calamitous crests and troughs Gyrated by the usurping subterfuges By masterminding conquering centrifuges At the peak of ecstatic euphoria Your fortress walls were pierced By the fiery darts of the British Your brave warriors were crestfallen The…
