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2016 stands outside the window, framed to be seen, stands politely ‘til the door opens the right door at the right time The future comes to me quickly Tea or coffee? A blanket for…
Month: January 2017
NO BETTER DAYS SCHOOL BOY, Poetry by Fayia Foray
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Genre: Life —- He strived to be formal but till date poverty sleeps in his pocket Education is key to success, is hypothetical Same the words: education is better than silver and gold T’s all then. Now is money? These are the days when economy bites deep in thy flesh and soul With poverty smelling in the atmosphere, You’re uselessly educated while that uneducated is usefully rich and eating fat When he was just young, he was bitten to school. Seeing the elders in luxuries, he anticipates for success. Dreaming the fantasy of success He ate cassava mixed in the red blood of the palm tree, Took naked steps in an unchanged uniform to the room of various During the three steps you steadily suffer Primary, you cry Secondary, expense starts Tertiary, ohh!, expenditure surrounds your body and activates thy soul You spend dozens and thousands of thousands, Counting millions and trillions for those in that chair who dislike same for you Out of those three worlds, there is another which is heavier…the job. T’s hard to come by Walking with thy brown packet of ordinary papers seeking job And your drop out friend is busy tailoring money in his tailoring shop The two who is poor? Perfume walks all over him while you stink in thy unbearable sent After the Mighty, money laughs wherever, however and whenever. I bet, it even slaps the law. You’re sick when poverty dances on you. Only learn for advantage but not for riches Riches walk thy way with hard work and smartness None is weak it’s only effort, and not thy rush makes you achieve the archive …
