(A Plea Song for Leah Sharibu)
If Leah, is a gift of fresh leaves,
Please, give us this gift,
Before the soulless scorching sun,
Harvested by the grotesque hands
Of bosomless savage beasts,
Turns our dear gift of fresh leaves
Into a gift of dried leaves:
President Buhari, we beseech you;
Please gift us with Leah, and the others girl.
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Leah, is the young school girl, who (the so called) bokoharam is still holding in captivity, after releasing the other girls they 'kidnapped' alongside her in Dapchi, Yobe state Nigeria, just because she refused to renounce her christian faith -- and be converted to a muslim. Since February, 2018 -- more than 200 days now, Leah, is still in captivity...
#SaintLeah #FreeLeah #BringBackOurGirls
©Ogadinma Iroka 15/09/2018.
Image: The Cable.
Why is my mind constantly
Searching for you
Every nook and corner in my heart
You left an indelible mark
Which I tried many times
To wipe out in vain
You have become part of my
Life now leaving no room
For anyone, my love
Your charming looks captured my heart at the very first meeting
Under the twilight glow
An evening well spent
Together in love
You went away to another land looking for a job !
I wait for you day and night
In the hope you will be mine
Very soon !
These thoughts are killing me every day losing my sleep every night !
I am ready to embrace you
Leaving the past
Waiting with beautiful flowers
From the garden of my heart !
(C) Sarala Balachandran
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When I see your eyes, pale and sincere
Strange fate creeped into my life
My heart ran through a red light
With feelings out of control
My world was never the same
You have a look that is rare
Beautiful in every way possible
My mind keep beating around
You seem like someone out of this world
Chances are I would not be good enough for you
That you will always be far away from me
But I am ready to go the distance for you
No matter how resilient the weather
It wouldn't pull me away from you
I am not afraid to fall in love with you
Even if our path has different destination
I could see the colour of the night in your eyes
With you, I know love doesn't change like the weather
Should you love me back, I will be the lucky one
For you are all I need
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