FORGIVE US

Forgive us of our uselessness
Forgive us of our unfaithfulness
Forgive us of our unrighteousness
Suffer us not to perish         

We kill one another out of selfish gain
For earthly treasure which are merely in vain
There is no light in the darkness we seek
At the end of the tunnel brings only death

Though sin dwell among us
In your presence there is fullness of grace
Only in you will our heart not be broken
Our sins pardon and forsaken


As a nursing mother never forgets her child
Forget us not oh dear Lord
As our tastes are different
So also our problems are different

Visit us at the point of our need
And in our heart plant a new seed
Help us to grow in understanding
For your love which is unending

Instead of praising you in time of challenges
We murmured out of our foolishness
We forget your blessings in the past
How at the table you provided our daily bread

We are guilty of our sins, please forgive us
Bring thy judgment not upon us
But thy wroth taken away
Make us partakers of thy salvation today

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THE STATE OF MIND

Little children, if you are not learned

You will be missing a great deal of African history

The exploitation of our lands and the discovery of slavery

Not kings and queens, but prisoners they made our ancestors to be

The Europeans stole our linage and almost robbed us naked

Great men like Mandela, Martin Luther king

Fought off inequality against the black race until total liberation

As young as you are, the future is brighter when you have education

Little girls, like Dora Akuyili and Oprah Winfield

A great woman, you will come to be acknowledged

Boys, instead of becoming a murderer, rapist or terrorist

End up in prison for been a menace to the society

You can become a doctor, lawyer, a policeman or geologist

Protecting the human race and the world to exist

Providing to your family, building a happy home

Discouraging the war, are actions that brings hope

Learning means to stay in class, read all the books you can find

In no time will you have a positive future in your hand

The greatest gift given to man after the creation of the world

Is the power of self will, no one can limit the state of your mind

Always obey your parents, do what they tell you is good

The older you are the more valuable should be your state of mind

You can teach other young ones too as you learn and grow

I do not want you to become old and cannot read and write like some do

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I AM YOURS AND YOU ARE MINE

On the journey of a thousand miles
What keeps me going are your thoughts
My heart is very fond of you
Told me its difficult to live without you

Together we built blocks of compassion above the sky
Painted the world with the colour of your smile
The night became homely and bright
My dreams came to stay hence forth that night

Love, they say its dispensable
But love is the reason the world is beautiful
Why the sun and moon is alive, and the stars
For I could see them through your eyes

If the frame in my heart get broken into a million pieces
Each will carry but treasurable memories
Of all the moment's spent with you
For life would be meaningless without you

© Akan Udofia 2016