Thunder in the distance clashes
The dark sky light up as lighting flashes
Trees bow down to the wind
Rain falling
Heart hurting
Drowning in my own tears
Just the thought of lossing you break my heart into pieces
Tears drop burnt hole in the horizon
Now the desire to shine is lost
©Akonu Emmanuel
Graceful lilac ;blinding light
Harsh white ;dark shadows
Ocean blue;cautions voice
Corruption has its hold
Like a sickness attache to the very core of a nation
Like a dark cloud that threatens
The sky's calmness
It sucks a nation
Into a whirlpool and hardships
Prevent nation’s progress
Entangled with the strings of hunger
Swing with the flow of corruption
Emotionally traumatized
Intellectually denied
Our flaws lies beneath the mask
Covered and buried
Hesitant, Reluctant to show hospitality
Displaying its splendors with mother nature's kiss of serenity and peace..
It will take more than counter-cultural popularity to effect any tangible change in our society.
©Akonu Emmanuel
The Old Path
I love the old path
When girls could cook
Men could work
Children run errants for their parents
Where crime did not pay
Integrity was the culture of the people
Cursing was not encourage
Truth was speaketh at all time
Honesty was a virtue
©Akonu Emmanuel
Candles flickering
The candles are left with stories untold
Shadows have been cast upon muted light
Shadows of secrets, love, happiness, sadness until the soft flame burns down
The wick now bent over and gone like a dendelion
©Akonu Emmanuel
