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Dues to pay
A thin thread Threatening to break Flames of hope, flickering To soon burn out Gasping for breath On the verge of breaking apart Give up The best motivational quote I ever heard But someone Still believes That I will make it Damn! And she’s not alone I’ve got something to prove to haters too An…
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Cultivate your appetites
Whatever you hunger for, be it sex, success or food, learn to satisfy these appetites in little doses in such a way that they are never satisfied completely at any time. It is a strategic way of cultivating those appetites. By so doing, the appetite grows. It is a way of mastering addiction. However, this…
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18XX – Part 9 ( Final Chapter)
It is hard to believe Sharon is dead. If her rose flowers haven’t wilted yet, and continue to get mysteriously watered at night, she’s sending a message to someone. And the more I think about the narratives circulating her disappearance, the more mysterious I find that former classmate of ours. The last time I saw…
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18XX – Part 8
I am strolling through the walls of my former school, Martin Fisher Memorial. It’s been eight years now since I left. The school compound looks deserted and old and the classrooms and assembly grounds that used to look very big in my eyes now look very small. I am witnessing a distant present that seems…
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Road signs to be ignored
Whenever you begin something new, if the start looks promising, there will be lots of people to comment and encourage you. There is usually the tendency to tailor what you’ve started to the likes of your new followers. You are careful not to ‘fall out of grace’ with them. Road signs. Ignore. Move on. Stick…
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Roots
It was a world of nature and magic. Tough times baked people into tough heroes. And the difficulties of survival enriched tales told from one generation to the other, deepening the grip of their songs on the heart. My mind was thirsty for stories when I was a child and I would pester the adults…
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Audacity and Legacies
They will say you are unrealistic. They will say you are young and one of these days, hunger will wake you up to the hash realities of life and you will soon forget your hallucinations of ‘big dreams’. They will associate pride with your ambitious spirit. Let them. Dogs are barking. Throw no stone. Continue…
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The choir of hell
I was listening to a beautiful choral performance and I imagined how powerful a mass angelic choir would sound. Then I began to wonder if there was a choir in hell and how it looked like and what kind of songs they sang. My silly mind imagined the choristers would all be dressed in black…
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Accidental Thoughts – 5
Fine children rotting from negligence Irresponsible parenting So much foolishness Bubbling and running over From the fertile minds of children No father to whip down the madness No mother to slap that little fool Into a sensible being What is all this ‘no flogging a child’ I hear? And for every rod of correction Thrown…
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Accidental Thoughts – 4
Anga Foolie It’s the name we called someone That had lost a tooth Seeing the dents in the shield of teeth Was fun for us Until you were a victim Then you realized it wasn’t funny But this was just a strand of incidents In our basket of childhood memories When you become an adult,…
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