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umaisha
Sumaila Umaisha
Nigeria, Kaduna

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I shall reclaim my love

Quagmire
wrestles my soul
to stagnation
to the devil
dogs'¦
breathless
beneath layers
of rusty weathers '
vomits
of yesternights

the village shits on me
the old women too
cheat on me
carve me into
a tale
without a hero
theme, setting
a story line
a tale
told by owls.

yet,
link
by
link
i shall reclaim
my wings
my claws
my fangs
blood'¦

cold blood!

i shall reclaim
my love
from the forge
of hatred.

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bounarjaf Comment by: bounarjaf - 2008-01-17 13:50
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You have done a good job conveying a lot with few words. I like the images in the second stanza, "a tale told by owls."
LadyEgyptia Comment by: LadyEgyptia - 2006-10-16 08:14
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Wow, powerful write. I don't know all of what you allude to but the message of the poem is loud and clear. You write directly from the heart that is clear enough!
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