Poetry

LIFE
By Dorothy Okpa
I flow in the Ocean of Mercy
I slope from the Ordeal of Mess
Flow and slope i go to and fro
Ocean Got no enemy nor friend
Life is like the flow of the Ocean
Yes,the waters reach all
Life tosses left and right,back and forth.
I live in the World of pain and tribulations
People expect much with no understanding
Wanting a Perfect Being
But the reality is that SOUL is eternal
It goes back HOME to its CREATOR
That is the giver of Life whether We like it or not


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Untitled
by
Dorothy Okpa

Humanity finds it hard to be detached about life
The mind makes attachment to materiality
Love given is thrown back in the face
Haba! how can this mentality be apprehended
I wonder and ponder about it all.
Man-made beauty brings pain
And man has to preen himself in the game of life
What is there to do to keep the sanity
Man`s struggle ends in vanity.
The world is not ours you see
WE are in the beingness of nothingness
SO i wonder why we keep flowing in sea of nothingness
Nothing,absolutely nothing.


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EGUNJE
by
Dorothy Okpa

Chop-i-Chop na you biko!

corruption everywhere

dignity gone with the winds

why can`t Man realize that now

We need to make the best of

KI Ni ode eyin people

Chop-i-chop should not be the order of the day.

This moment we should build a world without tears

a world of respect for others whatever your colour

We need to make that change there is no superman out there

it s you that can make a difference

I say now brother ,sister fight the good fight

Abasi de see Us all o!

You are a mirror to a child

children are replictions of our actions

what legacy do we leave behind?

How do we resolve the issue of Egunje?

It has become as culture as the Ikpe masqurade

Egunje no de pay o!