Sudden rain

Sudden rain.

...then the skies changed without warning,
From blue,
To gray and then to black.
Blinding flashes of lightening,
Preceded earsplitting thunder claps,
And in one of nature's very tearful lamentations,
Suddenly a wall of rain came surging towards us.

© 2009 afeseh ngwa hilary.

The Truth

Truth.

We live in a world where almost everything is relative,
But the truth and the slightest lie can never be relatives,
Truth must be absolute,
Its custodians resolute,

The truth that I type these words cannot be relative,
It cannot be superlative,
Any other thing is a lie,
Fast lane on a path to die,

Truth is a fact,
Can be said with tact,
But you cannot economize the truth,
No more like Mary can be the Biblical Ruth,

So lets go to a truthful time,
Take away the slime,
Let truth be truth,
Like Ruth is Ruth.

© 2009 Afeseh Ngwa Hilary

Dear friend!

Dear Friend

It seems we were ordained,
Scarcely have we known disdain,
I do not know how it came to be,
I wonder how you came to me,
From the time I saw your face,
I was sure nature had set the pace,
And the ingredient was a trust in fate,
This was not the issue of a date,
I cannot tell how it came to start,
But I don’t think we were made to part,
We’re a story nature’s bound to tell,
Our friendship rings like a bell,
We live by example,
Our dose of love ample.

© 2009 Afeseh Ngwa Hilary

The race I run

The race I run


Drunk with fatigue,
Yawning with intrigue,
Eyes on the prize,
Trying to pay the price,

Running the race,
Even as I brace,
Embrace the thought to quit,
To kill it every bit,

Determined to succeed,
In every fall see a seed,
Which only effort will nourish,
And struggle to banish,

Every fear and doubt,
As I face life's every bout,
Wounded with bruises,
But still making the cruises,

To experience the mountaintop,
One must drink a bitter cup,
Know lonely moments,
Meet acerbic comments,

A steep climb endure,
Every strength conjure,
May shed a tear,
But still choking a fear,

Yet focused like a laser beam,
Tending the flame for steam,
Keeping the path lit,
Love my first aid kit,

Until the coming of the end,
May be at a bend,
May rest a while,
Not a room for wile,

For the race I want to run,
Should be the race we run,
So every second I better be,
A better me.

© 2009 Afeseh Ngwa Hilary.

I hate mistakes

I hate mistakes.

I hate mistakes but I make them,
I refuse to fear them,
I decide to use them,
As rungs on the ladder to the top.

© 2009 Afeseh Ngwa Hilary

Cry of the unborn.

Cry of the unborn.

I speak to you mama,
Spare me all the drama,
The time for choice is past,
Consequences of now will last,

I am a life and alive,
So even when papa connives,
Give me a shot to live,
Grant me no premature leave,

I want the chance you had,
The choice might be very hard,
I have a right to be born,
Don't allow me be torn,

I might be inside of you,
But I do not belong to you,
I have a life of my own,
God gives you custody as a loan,

You can't do with me as you will,
Abortion is akin to kill,
Death panel by another name,
Even if I am handicap and maimed,

I might hold the key to a better future,
Have ability to rewrite the present culture,
Don't kill me,
We belong together.

© 2009 Afeseh Ngwa Hilary