One heartbeat away!

One heartbeat away.

When your success has gone astray,
And every step seems to take it further away,
And that thing you have been waiting for donkey years,
That special person who can share in your joys and tears,
Now seems to be only a pipe dream,
And your progress wagon refuses to gather steam,
And there is but a dying flame to help you grope in the dark,
With the grim realities very stark,
When your God seems so far in a distant land,
And a following wind blows away your footprints in the sand,
Tap from that indomitable spirit in the heart of every man,
Let the sun of hope kiss your skin for a healthy tan,
For like death, it might only be one heartbeat afar,
Every heartbeat might take you closer to being that dream star,
One heartbeat, one heartbeat, one heartbeart so far.

© 2010 afeseh ngwa hilary

Deterrent for bad behavior!

Deterrent for bad behavior.

Don't just give me a sermon about hell,
Like you were born and raised in it,
Don't just give me a deterrent for bad behaviour,
Give me an incentive for good behaviour,
Tell me about heaven,
How it is the surest haven.

© 2010 afeseh ngwa hilary

Why I write!

I have given the reason why I write deep thought many times and it is a role which I take very seriously... as I a poet/writer I don't believe in writing for writing's sake...while I believe style is the garb of thought, I also believe that the words which are the wheels of the same must be deeply substantive and seek to highlight/dramatize and bring attention to an important issue which is receiving not enough attention or a deaf ear, to encourage, to give hope, to offer guided counsel, to identify with fellow man, to whip our common conscience and give life to our collective humanity, to share an experience, to unlock some positive energy in the reader as I try to take them on a mental journey with me about our common reality etc... tough call so I can only count on God... I think poets/writers should be impossible to bribe hehe haha :-)...

© 2010 afeseh ngwa hilary

To those we love the most.

To those we love the most.



To those we love the most,

We give them the power to hurt us the most,

Love was never wrong,

It has never been wrong to love,

Even as intensely as you have loved Lindsey,

In spite of and despite what you got in return,

Yes love might hurt,

And very much so,

But love was never wrong,

Sometimes it is only in hindsight,

That we are wise enough to make it right,

But the tragedy or commedy if you like,

Is usually that by the time we can make it right,

The chance is gone and lost,

With every life in me,

I believe that He(God) still makes all things beautiful,

Beautiful in its time,

She might be part of some of your most cherished memories,

But now that she chose to walk away the way she did,

Even as you continue to cherish her memories,

An undue focus on them might bring you to the unfortunate place,

Where you fail to see,

And reach out to that sweeter song,

Which is always there waiting to be claimed,

By those who refuse to wallow in the regrets of the past,

And cling to the comfort of the moment,

I can imagine how you feel,

Pray for her always and wish her well,

Give instructions for your letters to be sacredly kept,

They sure will give us a window to a love which never died,

One whose undying embers will still be fanned to a fiery flame,

Any day , any time by the harmattan winds of mere sight,

Tomorrow I can bet my life you will realise,

That you were spared life long worry and sorrow,

Not being a life long partner to the woman you have loved so much.

© 2010 afeseh ngwa hilary

Communication!

When there is no communication,
There is no understanding,
When you do not communicate,
You do not relate,
When you do not relate,
Relationship is stifled,
Relationships are the life wires of community,
Stifled relationships make up fractured communities,
Find time to communicate,
Tough call in a busy world,
Right call in a busy world,
Right relationships keep you grounded and sane,
Easy to drown relating to materialism and fame,
Relating to the validation of the world,
What we really need is one another,
Come on make time for one another.

© 2010 afeseh ngwa hilary

Shame of my game!

Shame of my game!

Now that you caught me in my own game,
I accept I have brought you shame,
Really the shame is mine,
I pray this will be the last time,
I took you for granted,
Now my reward is granted,
Nothing said or done can change the past,
I want to make sure the pain in your heart doesn't last,
I refuse to believe things will never be the same,
I know the best excuse is very lame,
You married a man with imperfections,
Even as he makes genuine efforts towards perfections,
I might look all sleek, strong and invincible,
But beneath that veil lies the vincible,
I am not a mistake,
But I make mistakes,
Don't throw the baby with the bath water,
This is not the time to scatter,
It is a moment to gather,
Gather the very best of you,
Help me with your strengths,
I'll help you with mine,
We can help each other,
Become that better person we want to see,
Lets commit to do whatever it takes,
In stead of mar let us choose to make,
Exercise patience as we sharpen a conscience,
Change doesn't happen by wave of a magic wand!

© 2010 afeseh ngwa hilary

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I salute your memory kind sir,
A far from perfect man,
Who taught us that even with our imperfections,
We can successfully rally against humanity's greatest foes,
You taught us that might is not to suppress and repress the weak,
But to protect and uplift them,
You taught us that our gifts and talents are not to impress the world,
But to serve a fellow man,
You despised your tender age,
Trusting God to make up for the lack in your scanty years,
You rode Christian living on the wheels of reality,
You resisted the strong and almost justifiable urge to violence,
With a ceaseless strong surge of peace,
You fought your wars with arrows of poetry,
Shot from a bow of an indefatigable unquenchable love,
You refused to let doubts have the better of you,
You suffocated cowardice,
Cowardice which makes a man cow in the face of mindless intimidation,
Even death threats could not deter,
You endured the pain and humiliation of jail cells,
You hoped even when no changing circumstance pointed to hope,
Time after time you rose to the majestic heights of unyielding faith,
Stubborn determination to succeed,
Success meant the aim, method and end had to be right,
For peace and justice you paid the ultimate price,
The laying of a life on the altar of sacrifice,
A selflessness which partially paid for the prize my generation has received,
Even though we receive it in unfinished installments,
One which makes it possible for every child,
Regardless of the color of their skin,
To rise to the summit of their fullest potential,
The wagon of racial equality and common humanity is yet to finish its journey,
But it has come a long way,
You can make your smile a little broader in your grave,
The work is on...

© 2010 afeseh ngwa hilary