anieljoshua in # blurtafrica • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…anieljoshua in # blurt • 4 years 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…
