Chima Daniel
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Musings
“It is Easy” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
Blame me, defame me, inflame me! It is easy to nail me, … nail me to my cross and your cross and their crosses… for the deeds of our cravings…
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“Faces” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
Beautiful faces everyday we see, found in different places smiling with ease for free. Ugly faces fighting hard to win, comparing different races to a particular kind of skin. New…
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“Gradually” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
Gradually we become old our hearts get cold weakness shines bold then we do as we are told. Gradually we terminate haste disseminate waste incriminate taste and eliminate chaste. Gradually…
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“Is God a Control Freak?” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
“You’ll burn in hell” said the preacher, “if you don’t repent.” “Repent from what?” I asked. “From what we call wrong.” What is wrong with ‘wrong’, when saints are extreme…
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Love Poems
“All I Ever Wanted” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
All I ever wanted was your love, finding my shredded heart in the valley of despair. All I ever wanted was your touch soothing my troubled soul in the sea…
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“Masters or Monsters?” —A Poem by Chima Daniel
Demons living in flames, burning and melting blames, giving souls new names, changing shame to fame; Monsters? : Angels living in lies, showing up only when one cries, promising afterlife…
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“The Street Speaks Volumes” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
In the street where we grew we started early with clay and dirt, we made dust houses with zest and built mini worlds with little best. Innocence was seen in…
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“The Birds We’ve Become” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
We’ve become eagles hovering high in the sky with needle eyes to pierce prey and swift glide to pounce hard on lives so fragile and soft. We’ve become hawks sprinting…
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“Cashew Fruits” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
Ladies are like cashew fruits. When plucked, a succulent body stands tall with fleshy and juicy content to keep the candle of love burning. When the body is gone a…
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Love Poems
“Tested Taste” — A Love Poem by Chima Daniel
Oh! How I long for another bite after the first, second and third bite. Oh! How I crave for the sweet drink that made me forgot every other drink. My…
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“The Cross I Love to Bear” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
Over the years I prepared so hard, hitting the gym and working out to be ready to carry the Cross I love to bear. Even when my body said no…
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“Everybody Needs Somebody” — A Poem by Chima
Everybody needs somebody to love and be loved while love still lasts. Everybody needs somebody to blame and be blamed while blame is still gorgeous. Everybody needs somebody to talk…
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“It Dawned on Me” — A Poem by Chima Daniel
It dawned on me that I’m in a world of vultures where scavenging is a renowned culture and carcasses of helpless dead souls are still tortured. It dawned on me…
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Musings
Changing the Odds
We are magic wands spread about in all lands. We are enchanted brands changing odds with our hands. Our choices strike a balance when we take every chance. Our voices…
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… In Raindrops
Blessing comes in raindrops at morn, noon or night to fill tanks ever waiting. Happiness comes in raindrops at school, home or play to cheer hearts ever waiting. Songs come…
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Love Poems
New Heaven
I could tell I saw paradise when I looked at myself in her eyes; the gates of pearl opened wide, to grant me a safe pass into the street of…
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Anything on Everything
When anything matters everything doesn’t matter. When the roses blossom, the space around it shrinks giving way for repelling hues that wither at noon. The noon owes the sun for…
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Newborn Darkness
The light is old wrinkled and cold, crippled by the godly fold till darkness is made bold. Darkness is born without tail or horn. Darkness is born with new look…
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The Space We Call Home
Around the sun we move endlessly, every second, minute and hour. We move from twilight till dawn in search of our homes. Like nomads we roam daily in search of…
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Love Poems
Beautiful Soul
Beautiful soul; the emerald of passion; the dolphin of affection; an adorable cedar; the pavilion of Eger. Beautiful soul; emblazoned in love, you are sapphire in the brook of Zelpher;…
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