A Collection of Poems.
By Dotun Vanessa Dada.
Copyright 2010 Dotun Vanessa Dada
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Of loss and Victory
Hope now lost
In the mist of loss and despair
Darkness is often seen
For weeping and gnashing of teeth is now heard
The inhabitants mourn everyday
Comfort is a distant cry from reality
The children feral
The old frail
Woe to the cursed city
I leave it behind
Forward I go to the future colourfully made in a palace
A sharp contrast to this grey black cloudy place
The city is damned I tell you
Humour once heard
Is now but a thing of the past
Foggy and melancholic is the now abandoned city
All opportunity
Lost!
This feeling depresses me
I can't conquer the dark mist that now
Covers my once illuminated life
It isn't to be compared
A hole too deep to be filled
Overwhelming pain and fear surrounds me
Help I cry in disdain in my the deepest place of my heart
My soul is bitter
I am not a quitter
Fight I will until I conquer
With a desirable wife and loving children
I would conquer and come out victorious
I am a warrior not a weakling
The maiden
I stood there aggravated
Was I elevated from my lowly status?
To be forever trapped in his condescending demeanour
I am a peasant
But a human being with blood flowing through my veins
The King valiant and vane
Seeks my hand in marriage
A poor maiden was Louise
Fading amidst her fears
Who will wipe away her tears?
The constant pain too much to bear
To carry the burden of his chauvinism
Tomorrow the marriage is held
A feast and banquet
At his demand and conquest
Louise a fair flaxen maiden
Broken is spirit and strength
I shall prove my worth
To his dismay
And my immediate death
Abuse of Power
My Future, My hope
My heart desires fulfilled
Wealth and power at my splendour
My wish is everyone's command
Royalty bow down to my presence