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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                                           YOU ARE A VOICE


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You are a voice
God made you a voice,
So you have a voice.

You have a testimony
You are a testimony
You are here to testify.

You have a song
You must sing
You are a song,
God gave you a song.

You are a witness
You are here to witness
God is your witness.

This is your track
The diary of your history
Your book of records,
It bears your story.

Write it down
Sing it, make it happen
You are one, so unique
You are that voice,
The world yearns to hear.



                                             STAY PUT

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When thinking is your prayer
And idleness your job,
When loneliness is your friend
And tears your perfume,
When they sing "go and marry"
Sister, lean on God.

When badluck lingers
And illluck overstays
When disappointments wake
And rumours loom
When hardluck surronds
Sister, seek God.

When your feet slide
And your hands slip
When your faith is wounded
And you can no longer grip
When everything is choking
Sister, hold on, bow not.

When you look like an outcast
And more than outdated
When you look awkward
And timid and backward,
When no one ever understands
Sister, please stay put.

When you see no more
And hear no more,
When you walk no farther
And work no further
When you dream sick
Sister, carry your shoulders.

Remember how far you have gone
Forward ever, backward never,
When you starve for days
And thirst for weeks
When you yawn and yawn
And yearn for years
Please sister, hang in there.

When they sing "go and marry"
As if they share husbands
As if you are not beautiful
As if you were ever wayward
When they conclude you are too old
When they feel you are a burden
When they finally write you off,
When they believe you are possessed,
Sister, stay put, stay put.

When God delays
When He would not come
When He never came
When He is very far
When He fakes an answer
Sister, strengthen your anchor,
Stay put, STAY PUT