Oh! my home church,
When shall I feel the warmth of your love again!
And hear the voices of thy children within you,
Praising and worshiping your foundation and Head!
When will my sojourn away from you end?
I long to be back in thy within,
With thy children and feel your warmth again!
So far away, yet so close thou art to my heart,
Thy husband will surely bring me back,
Again within you before the raptures.
Your children - the fruits of thy existence.
I miss you uniquely!
Afelumo J Sesan (1997)
HONOURS
Pigs are animals of honour,
Pleasant,
tasty and oily,
Shunning
dirt with her horns,
Yet,
detested by the honourable.
The
street plated with honour,
Is
a marksman to glory,
Empowering
its victims with righteousness,
Also
a reflecting mirror to the dishonourable.
God’s
horn is honour,
Hence
His mills grind slowly,
But
grinds exceedingly small every attitude,
Making
the dishonourable honourable.
Emmanuel O. Lekwa
Woman, Thou Art Loose
Behold, the loose woman
Her
beauty and pride is likened to that of a peacock
Her
eyes shimmering like thunder light
Her
lips like a snake and tasty as honeycomb
Her
neck like the tower of ivory
Her
hair like that of a mermaid
Her breast
as succulent as a fresh fruit in summer
Bejeweled
in gold, precious stones and pearls
Perfumed
with myrrh
In the
twilight
She
swaggers
Like a
roaring lion
Seeking
the attention of all men
Or
should I say, all loose men.
Flee!
All men of the city
For
she has come
Never
drink of the wine of her fornication
Never
decline to her ways or the flattering of her lips
She
has destroyed many homes
Yet
she has failed to build one
Her
beauty is vanity
Women,
be on the alert
For
she has come
Never
decline to her ways
Her
ways are painful pleasures
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Gird
your loins with love
And
wage war against the loose woman
By Paschaline Nchedo Chukwuka
THE PHENOMENON
Oh! Have you heard of the phenomenon?
To
him, work is a breathe
And
Elyons’ hit track his anthem
Can
I ever get to be like this phenomenon, just wait until he’s revealed!
By the way, what is this
phenomenon?
This
is the healthy capsule for every troubled situation
Whose
efficacy is as potent by night as in the day
Cease
to ask yourself if he sleeps?
Inspired by the phenomenon?
To
Him the computer is a time bomb
And
explodes whoever discovers its powers
Consequently
he bores multiple tunnels from which to unleash this wealth
Now, where is the
phenomenon?
Tell
me he is in the office with fingers linked and head hanged back
Eyes
closed in a trance and temple flooded with ideas
Camry,
bring all his bags everyday and file these concepts
New to the phenomenon?
His
teeth is clued to the bubble gum
While
a tap of black coffee quenches his thirst
Constantly
the tonic for switching to gear four in the thought realm
Awsh!
What really is this phenomenon?
Though enveloped in work, he sees through everyone
with a broad smile
And good human relationship breeds the sacrifices
he sweats
Can you see that the phenomenon is the reason we
are here
LIFE
Love is profound the mind can not comprehend it;
Hope your heart can contain it.
Life is a stress we must cope with;
Hope your threshold can be stretched.
Joy is the stream of life;
Hope you drink from it;
Worship is the people's opium;
Hope yo are wrapped up in God.
Faith is God's driver;
Hope your address is in his itinerary.
Clothing is God's healing for nakedness;
Hope it's balm has rubbed off on you.
Sin is a taskmaster;
Hope your heart is not guided by his whip.
Rest is the garage for the body's repair;
Hope you find time to drive therein.
Poverty is the destruction of the poor;
Hope your hands are diligent.
Success is relative;
Hope your soul perceives it aright.
Beauty is vain;
Hope your eyes is not cast on it.
Education is an emancipator;
Hope your faculties experience her light of literacy.
Finance is the key to comfort;
Hope your hands clamp on its wings.
Emmanuel O. Lekwa (2006)
LOVE
Love, what a taskmaster you could be;
You embraced me with outstretched arms;
And stole the essence of my existence;
Leaving me deaf to the yearning of my environments;
Your lullaby was irresistible;
Addicted, I slept in your arms carelessly.
Not realizing I was lost in love;
Until the sea roared in a 'test';
And I woke up to sleepless nights;
Now draining my joy off its happiness;
Ugh! Your eyes rain me with love;
Alas, your heart hurts me perpetually.
I was tempted to distrust my trust but feared hurting you;
My heart swelled with anger but God melted it;
Yet these things meant nothing to you;
I hovered in this sea until grace craned me out of the mire;
My medal of honour was a heart bleeding to extinction;
Yelp I wished I never knew 'love'.
Love, you have eroded my self-control;
And brought out the child in me;
I would only wish this innocence passed the 'test';
Love, spare me this punishment and cruelty;
And look upon me graciously again;
For I plead to sleep again in your arms.
Emmanuel O. Lekwa (February 15, 2006)
LUST
You Burn Like Coal
Hell Being Your Goal
Your Pleasures Are Explosive
Ha! Your Guilt Kills Like Knife
You Promise Happiness
But Give sadness
You Are Stronger Than New Wine
Banking On The Heart As A Destructive Cine
You Hold Your Prey In Perpetual Bliss
And Condemn Him In Perpetual Blase
Your enticements Make Us Lost In Lust
Ah! God Help Or Lust Will Take Us To The Dust
Flee, My Brothers
Learn To Distrust The Arms Of Dust
Flee, My Sisters
Lest You Lust And Get Lost.
(Culled from the Book: 'Lust And Get Lust' by Emmanuel O. Lekwa)
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