NYORE NOTE
NYORE NOTE
a POET made for POEMS
This page is attributed to OLETU OGHENENYORE CORNELIUS, a native of Urhobo from Ughelli-South LGA of Delta State. He is a photographer and G.M.P. fabricator. A passionate poet and storyteller with over 500 poems on various themes, some published in online books and magazines. You can reach him on +238140727762. Facebook: OLETU OGHENENYORE. His Facebook and Instagram poetry page is NYORE NOTE. You can see his works here.
NO LONGER WHO WE SUPPOSED TO BE
a poem.
the mirrors on the wall didn’t tell us who were
but who we ought to be
life get thinner as we approach the rendezvous
and the porter of death crack open
food and drink and women, what else about life
if not plans as the preacher said
thousands pray
thousands more just live on
just keep pushing the sky in circle
until your number is up to go home
I look in the mirror, one last time
I was supposed to be a doctor
the emergency ward is calling me
or at least that’s what daddy wanted
but my government ask the teachers to reject me
and the school miss me.
instead of playing dominoes or betking
I stole Lucifer’s pen from his word chest
to write smile to those he condemned
I hope I write out Soyinka’s eyes too
Since I can’t operate his heart.
O Amon
O Amon,
I desire you to smile for me
Crouching in my arm like an egg
In a nest, cackling to my face
While the sun passes by
To roost…
CANDLE IN THE WIND
The hand of the sun was not heavy enough
To light the pack of dreams I sheltered
In the manor of my mind.
today at the farm
my cycle tube was hurt, i had to go the old style.
long kilometres, steady, my foot finally said hi
to the farm….
