NGOZI OLIVIA OSUOHA - POEMS

​Ngozi Olivia Osuoha is a young Nigerian poet/ writer and a graduate of Estate Management. She has some experience in banking and broadcasting. She has published some works abroad in some foreign magazines in Ghana, Liberia, India and Canada, among others. She enjoys writing.

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DEAR DECEMBER ​

Dear December 
Maker and pointer
Writer and reader
Miner and payer
Burner and lighter
Teacher and preacher
Seer and seeker
Giver of butter,
Saver of sinner 
Lover, not hater
Safer, not stiffer
Softer not stricter 
Border our border 
Sever not the center 
Litter not our litre 
Bother us never.

Dear December 
Singer and mover
Cleanser and layer 
Trainer and moulder 
Restorer and healer 
Reviewer and revealer
Rearer and provider
Sanctifier and purifier 
Anointer and announcer
Runner and defender 
Shaker and hunter 
Discoverer and bearer, 
Spoiler of killer
Hammer of slanderer 
Dissolver of danger 
Builder, not pretender. 

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DEAR STATUE ​

Dear Statue
Which are you? 
Statue of Liberty 
Or Statue of freedom, 
Statue of Bondage 
Or Statue of Slavery? 

Dear Statue
Which are you? 
Statue of Apartheid
Or Statue of Xenophobia
Statue of Nightfall
Or Statue of Brutality? 

 Dear statue 
Which are you? 
Statue of Change 
Or Statue of Waste, 
Statue of Hardship 
Or Statue of Recession? 

Dear Statue 
Which are you? 
Statue of Religion 
Or Statue of Politics, 
Statue of Python 
Or Statue of Crocodile ,
Statue of Dance
Or Statue of Smile?

Dear Statue 
Which are you? 
The Cross of Jesus 
Or the Rope of Judas,
Statue of Bible or Budget?

Dear Statue, 
Who beats the drum
That you dance and smile naked
Are you this shameless? 

The Statue of millions 
One Statue, 
The future of millions 
No Statue, 
One Statue, So strange A Stranger. 
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