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THE FEAR AT TWENTY-FIVE BY IFECHUKWU MUONYILI

         The Fear at Twenty-five


         


Years come, years go
Some days are sunny,
Some days are rainy....
Some flowers bloomed,
Some flowers are doomed

Years come, years go
Trees keep growing,
Moon keeps glowing.
Some rivers brim over,
Some rivers dry over.

Years come, years go.
I sit by myself and wonder
Why I never thunder
And quake the earth
After years of my birth.

Years come, years go.
I look through clear water,
I realise my sideburns, yet no daughter.
I ride through the panic of growing older,
Yet it has not made me bolder.

Years come, years go.
My roads are unclear
My mind pensive and in fear
Because after a score and half a decade,
I still have not let out my grenade.

By Ifechukwu Muonyili
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  1. Positive Thinking20 May 2015 at 23:15

    Nice one poster

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    1. Unknown21 May 2015 at 12:06

      THANK YOU BRO. THANKS ALOT FOR CONSTANTLY VISITING THE BLOG

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  2. Unknown21 May 2015 at 21:01

    The realities of life..., brings to mind how far we all have travelled to get to this stage...it is your stage now and your are putting forth a nice performance. The audience have no choice but to sit back and enjoy. it always get better, i assure you...nice one.

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  3. Anonymous7 June 2015 at 09:14

    this is pure and it explains my situation. i just finished service and i am battling with being a banker and wanting to start rapping. every nigerian this is really good but it ended on a sad note.
    i have to go finish it myself. thank you

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  4. Anonymous7 June 2015 at 09:15

    you are indeed a member of the literati. hoping to see more poems here

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