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  OH!! NIGERIA: An INVOCATION to THE GOD of OUR FATHERS_ Chukwu Okike Abiama- the greatest deity of all time Your unquestionable existence we extol Our fathers, your faithful worshippers Must lie uneasy in their graves What dost thou behold  Through the atmospheric strata A people in darkness thicker than the bulrushes of _Igodo_ lake  Ocean mix of blood and tears Hail and wails of the destitute For greedy sons of Belial  Serving their bellies and not us Constrain our destiny This is the cause of your wrath Oh! hearken to our pleas born by the wind  Tribal bigotry plagues us  Like a rotten ulcer on the dorsum of a diabetic's foot  Our stench exposes us to carnivores Please, come to our rescue The die is now cast Strengthen us to reclaim our wastelands To rediscover the unity in WaZoBia May our unborn offspring not remember us for shame *Ise!!!!! Sapphire 13-12-2022

Sing a song to my scars, Please tell the drummer to strike the spot of my pain. Replay the scenes of my failures,  Sing the dirge and write the epitaph, I really can't live. Don't hide the truth, My condemnation yet in my mother's womb,  My self atonement impossible,  My freedom tied to a wood.  Sentenced and serving, there is no end in sight. Imprisoned yet self rigtheous,  Self justification, bland soliloquy,  Making an empty case to the universe, Living in my delusion, Courting with death. Truth knocks Tap, tap, tap,  Understanding dawns like the day,  Reality tries to speak, then stammmers, Pause...  Then it blunts, Who can deliver me from this body of death? H.Sophia wrote  12-02-2020

  I've sharpened my pen  But its difficult to pen down a word  Excess are the words in my head right now  But which should head the others? Hagia Sophia friend like no other is the slogan  Who's ever caring?...HSFLNO  Who's got that amazing head?.... HSFLNO  Who never gives up on Crystal?.... HSFLNO  I could go on saying how amazing you are  But words are a scam in a certain hour I was locked up in my self-created prison  Fences high with reason  All to make sure my prison  And there you were Drawing your rescue map, from afar Like a determined warrior, you broke in  "How?" will forever be my question  You brought me out a step at a time  How did you know withdrawal could set in? I'm not ignorant you sustained bruises Or even worse One thing pleases  That time is a balm It will heal even the worst bruise Coincidence doesn't exist in our dictionary Luck is not a word in our world  Divine providence is th...

Alarm rings Sudden wake  Flash of thoughts  Racing heart  Wide opened eyes  Shaky hands, sweaty too Which is the problem?  The thought or its effects  I need to clear my head. What does the morrow hold?  I would have known  If above this realm I was I know of someone above  Above this realm; thus limitless  Maybe I should reach out I beseech thee High one You knew me before became, this I was told  You must know the morrow too  Teach me to trust Calmness No more thoughts  Heart at rest Day starts finally Sapphire 16-02-2020

The words of this man  A man soaked in grace  A man with so much love For God and fellow man The words of this man Grace-filled, salted  Edifying, soothing  To the soul These very words  Leading to repentance  Calling to restoration  Praising the Creator These words  Same as the Saviour's  Who in this man resides  His words are divine © Sapphire Sapphire left a last minute note  Was listening to an audio by La Sagez 11:39pm  25-03-2020

All I want Is to hear you speak Those words that call for trouble All I want Is to hear you laugh So heartily And with me All I want Is to disturb you And watch you Tick the clock yourself All I want Is to tell you I'm ok And hear you say same All I want I finally have And a task To keep me busy Sapphire 07-04-2020

In this strange land One without water Arid winds are whistling And dried leaves carpet the cracked ground The trees have also lost their coverings Looking up I see the naked sky The clouds must have been tired of this scenery Hence they moved There's no smiling sun too I smell gloom around All creatures seek comfort From nowhere in particular The earth seems to be at a standstill But a touch of the king's finger Can bring about a fierce spin Darkness may seem to triumph But we see him, Who dwells in excellent light As we behold his light We are strengthened And we will overcome Surely, we will Sapphire 01/04/2021

My soul is a mixed bag, A righteous rag. With love for the Word, And lust for this world. Truly my delight, Is with the law of light. But this sin I love, O' for grace to move. See my love for pomp, Lies within my saintly cup. Mixed bag soul, Thou can be whole. At dark, there pleasured, Reveals my sin treasured. For Satan's beckon, I follow for a second. But at the cross,  Christ died and took my dross. My sin's debt was fully paid, This guilt I did trade. Mixed bag soul, Hunch back Faith, Christ never-ending love, Makes thee whole. ©Lemuel 06-08-2021

  Ho! you've seen a field of daffodils? Summer birth these beautiful contingents. Seductively swaying in hot air, O' daffodils, sweet reflection  Of such careless beauty. Life is short, love is long. Your yellow yonder, O' what wonder, My fragile heart thunders, Anticipation make'ee shudder. Love is a gift from God. Daffodils, daffodils, daffodils, Why capture my heart? Nature bares it's beauty, Not in high but common sights. You worth more than a million daffodils. Common but carelessly beautiful; Seductively swaying in hot air, Your yellow yonder, O' what wonder. Forgive my tardy brush strokes, Lemuel 6-06-21

Today I am really proud of you Day and night, you I'll coo God gave me the best shoe O darling Saph, my lili bae Today begin your professional journey With pride walk into the tourney You'll reach those in the gurney With compassion and love my bae I love you is my last stanza Let me prove it is my danza We'll flourish like tree wanza God hear my prayers bae Amen 12-07-21 ~Lemuel

SWEET MAIDEN Sweet maiden welcome to a new year.  Welcome to a year of the laughs and tears, A year of the bulls and the bears; With God we'll have much to cheer. Hello sweet maiden, it's my pleasure To open the year by confessing you're my treasure. To walk through life pressures With you brings comfort without measure. Dear sweet maiden, with a heart lifted I pray You will walk through the year and not stray.  Nought will take you astray, Nor make cause a reason to dismay. O sweet maiden! O sweet maiden, I confer God's blessings on thee. You'll drink favour like a tea; Please when you've read through and agree Say Amen. ~LEMUEL 01-01-2021

 PENITENCE  Though dark the alleys,  I will follow the light. I will find the light, Where darkness assay. O dark soul of mine, Yield all dross of thine. Vacillate not tender; Be firm thou slender. My soul, my soul, See the cross. My heart, my heart, Recall his pain. For sweet porridge, I sold him. For dark passions, I denied him. Call me Judas, Call me Esau, Call me Demas, Call me David. Remember my penitence  Hagia Sophia. 8-05-21

*MY PRAYER* O Silent light, where is thy abode? Perfect stillness gift me thy address. Thou knowest all I have you bestowed; To what cause do I seek thee but redress. Would thou eat cupcake and act mum? While my life gets to the end of the rope. Thou can make; please don't act so dumb. How do I cope with your silent nope? Ruler of the winds please bid me come; Lemme set sails to the future of my dreams, Life is short, soon I 'll need to head home. O guide my ship down life's troubled streams. Thou alone knows my story, Thou alone bestows the glory. L'Sagez 

SAPPHIRE Precious Sapphire, gemstone so rare and blue; Priceless Crystal, so dear to my heart. Beautifully coloured, true to her hue; Godly flame burns on in this hearth.

It's not a full stop, We'll get to the top. Though we are hit by a virus Which can cause us a sinus, There is a silver lining in the sky, A cause for us to fly. Because we live, we'll hang on to hope; Though the world around us say nope.  We've set our eyes to get to the height Though the pain around leaves much weight. We'll dust our butt and forget the rot, We'll clean the dirt, erase the dent. Blistering bent broken bone, Tired tried tearful torn; Yet we choose to remain,  Happy, healthy, hellish hopeful. Nothing is gonna bring us down,  We'll play the game and get a touch down, We fight this beast and win it hands down. We'll choose not to stay down  No matter what knocks us down. Well, you'll call it faith, But for me,winning is my fate. Sweet relief comes like a dove, New vaccines come in their droves, Right time to get to the groove, No looking back; this time we move.

*MUM*  Mum I LOVE YOU, For who you are, And for all you represent in my life For being there, And for loving me too. I celebrate you Mum And I forever will, 'Cause you stand out amongst all women. You care like no other. And your eyes can't hide How much love you have for us. Your zeal for the kingdom is so outstanding. All those times we stood, Waiting for vehicles to take us to church, Because of your new found faith, Were so remarkable for me. It was a journey every Sunday. To a place so far from home, Yet you weren't dismayed, You handed everything over to God, Your children inclusive, Now, it has all paid off. Mum, You're everything virtuous. I still wonder how you do it, You'll rather receive hurt than hurt another, You watch over us so jealously, that I hope we can breathe (Laughs). You see the best in us even after our several falls. My Dad's heartthrob, His confidanté, His one and only. You're the glue that has brought us all as one. You radiate so ...

Dear Sapphire, My pen is alarmingly weak and rusty. It's been a while I wrote and my mind is blank. This coffee is bland, Please take no offence. This poem is about me, but for you.  Life is a wave, sometimes you crest, other times you trough. I hope my physics is accurate? Coz, this time it is not a crest. Waiting it is. It's like two waves cancelled and the lines levelled out. But you gonna be careful coz, it could easily trough. So you have to set your face continually to the sun, Maybe it's retained warmth will make the night not so cold and lonely. The advice is simple; believe in waiting. Be strong, be steady; O dear, but there is a myth in being strong. Faith can seem fleeting at times and man want to just let go. But we have to keep the faith steady. We've got to finish strong. We keep believing that all things work together for good. Lemme end my diatribe by saying to you Princess Sapphire, Finish strong. Steadily cross the line of your program. Keep the faith....

RED: A SONNET Stripes split his skin; Every strike cutting through his  veins,  Till his strength was stretched thin.  O such a great pain for lives lived in vain!  Crown of thorns pierced his skull,  His white garment turns crimson.  Crucify him was the call, Then he was chained and cast into prison.  Covered in bruise, soaked in blood;  He didn’t dream of such a night.  Lord of sea, conquered by the flood.  He will rise to shine as light.  Though he has died and bled,  His love took my stead.  Lemuel.

Dear fair maid from the east, Receive 'hi' from a dark male in the west. The day drags by slowly, While I lie still and lowly. I have fears and much unbelief, But the "Good Lord" calls for much belief. My great sin I have to reckon, But great grace steadily beckons. Help me O Lord I'm unstable, Keep me through times and stable. Forgive the much sins of my youth, Such evil spewed from my mouth. Whatever life betides I urge and pray,  Lemme not sway and stray. For my heart, keep low and humbly bow, To live and recognize your sovereign wow. I beg in Jesus name, Amen ~LEMUEL 26-11-2020

Remember how crazy you were *to love*,  You stayed up all night wishing for the stars, Cuddling and rolling through the sheets, Praying for an angel.  Now you know better; To love is to inflict yourself with needles. To pierce your skin and cry to the moon for relief. To love is to self destruct. Remember how intense you wished to love. To ride your clouds of vanity; Beauty finally got her Beast. He (Beast) will pull your tooth and kiss the pain away. He will invade your walls and steal your soul. Pity! Now you know better; To love is leave your doors open, To watch your heart follow a stranger. To love is a Risk. Don't awaken love when you ain't ready. H. Sophia Reflections  26-06-2020