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STRANGE SONG OF THE GONG

STRANGE SONG OF THE GONG

By: Ebuka Nwachukwu

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FRUIT OF THE FORBIDDEN TREE

ADAM:
We were happy as kids are before they understand the world
Arms locked together with eyes for each other alone; we twirled
I have learned that if it doesn’t look right, it’s because it’s not
The deed was not to eat the apple; it was to fall for her plot

EVE:
The redness of the fruit wasn’t what made it cute
It was the words of the snake; melody from a flute
I always felt that the grasses in this garden were too green; the sun just shined too bright
I was tired of the illusion of serenity; the snake was a welcome sight.

SNAKE:
Pretty damsel is that tree in the middle the only thing you doubt?
If knowledge were rainfall, then this garden suffers drought
Missus I see you lie awake and ponder over these things; this paradise is your hell
Taste the apple and see; I promise not to tell Continue reading →

…1-2-3…

…1-2-3…

By: Ebuka Nwachukwu

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1: You Made Me Like This

Someone once asked a terrorist why he kills without pity

“To live in Allah’s kingdom, must you destroy our city?”

But Ahmed laughed inwardly at the ignorance of this fellow

“If the nation down here wanted me would I the march to heaven follow?”

 

I once overheard the lion say he only killed because he had to eat

“If all I needed was placed before me I would only sit”

But to end the life of another is game to one particular beast

Hunger should not be the only thing satisfied at a feast Continue reading →

…The Observer…

…The Observer…

By: Ebuka Nwachukwu

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I am the philosopher whose quest is to understand the state

To understand it is to understand these people bound by fate

Armed with my quill and parchment I prayed to the lord

“If I analyze the purpose of the pen let me see that of the sword”

 

But does man really need man to survive?

Did not John the Baptist live in a desert and still thrived?

Is man only fulfilled in the eyes of other men?

What was the first society? Who knows when?

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