Onwu emeh onwu za Abazi As a little boy, my paternal grandmother gave me a pet name. Being given a pet name or an alias or even called after an older family member is quite common where I come from. The name was in my tribal dialect and just did not sound nice or cool in my ears – Onwu
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Days fly by like flying cars you’d almost forget there was an era when time was a little slower and a month felt like two quarters. We were more natural back then more like humans the pain sometimes looked insurmountable but the tears were cathartic. Then, I could look into your eyes and feel your heart beat you could sense
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At 65, Pa knew everything; how the universe works, the dynamics of humanity and the propeller of greed of corporations. His wisdom was clear as summer morning his words crisp; couldn’t be mistaken. He narrated the ordeals of the people their plight – in a chronological timeline. Emotions were evoked, listening ears froze, the mind of the audience took trips
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I pause to wonder about the others Like the cow without a tail With nothing to drive away the flies That persistently hover and perch Leaving frustration and irritation that eventually has to be gotten used to Because unlike the rest of them There is no tail to swipe and swat the irritants. What compensates for such shortcomings? Is there
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In being rejected I looked to understand what stood me out for immediate condemnation; I observed the populace their ways and formation I sized up the judge well enough to see he could budge for even as he sat in his chambers I was convinced he wasn’t without blunders I studied the dynamics; rites that led to the rise of
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If the good die young then what’s the essence of good? Is it but drops of water in the mouth of the thirsty so much that they yearn but never completely get quenched? Is the objective to create a balance between good and evil, so the people never completely drift and become numb to the goodness in good that one
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“Why should I walk around a slave when there is plenty of space for me to roam and live a free life without being supervised or directed in the manner another man requires? Why should I be under you when I can paint my sky blue in the way and manner I choose to and fill it up with birds
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