ABORTION Abortion is an uncanny monster Devil's incarnate Pretending to be a friend but a murderer A killer of professors and professionals Who'll tame this cannibal? Doctors and Nurses - They aid and abet it Pharmacists and Chemists They make and administer its drugs Government and Legislators - They license it Society indifferent about it Religion There are dissenting voices Abortion is a waster A protagonist of vices It destroys the doer and victim It hunts the mind with guilt Morality indicts it Trinity condemns it
BREAST FEEDING Mother nature, I bless you Mother nature, I thank you Mother nature, I praise you I adore you for your ingenuity and wisdom Your care for me is so great You always provide me fresh food in all kinds of weather My food doesn't require stove, gas or electric cooker, burning sticks, refrigerator to prepare, warm or preserve it At all times, I fear not dearth or sourness It always flows fresh and sweet like water oozing out of the rock Mother nature, I thank you for my mother who feeds me with the purest milk on earth freely She neglects the care of business, the love of money, sleep and other things to feed me with wisdom, strength, intelligence, immunity and life until I'm strong to feed on meat God bless my mother God bless her lovely breast which makes me a witty man God bless me for sucking
A DIFFERENT WORLD I'm in the world but I'm not of the world Basking in womb's island like birds in the nest Nourished in the garden of creation From sun rising to sunset, I'm under her haven I've neither clothes nor wardrobes yet not naked I've neither bed nor pillow yet I lie in heavenly-crafted resting peace Sometimes, I sleep like owl or walk with my head I've neither work nor associates yet not bored. I'm always evolving I'm not blind yet I couldn't see I'm not dumb yet I speak via telepathy Like trees tossed by the wind, I choose not nor chew what I eat I'm calm like the tomb I see and hear no evil Climes change alarm me not I never feel darkness should all the world's lights extinct I'm immunized against dangers Name, day and night are irrelevant to me. I exist without them After my incarnation, thrust through a tunnel, I land noisily in a strange world Welcome, a newborn baby
AIDS The king of diseases The silent killer The destroyer of strongholds (immunities) You reign in terror everywhere Your arrival causes terrible fear to all You conspire with promiscuity to spoil humanity You lay your hands on the careless and ignorant till their flesh is consumed You afflict the poor and the rich with impunity You lock the door of hope and open the gate of death to your victims You're bent on reaping the souls of man before real harvest (death) You giggle as many blinds fall into your traps You multiply your seeds to have enough to eat and waste The cry of the innocent and bereaved ones couldn't arouse your sympathy to cease from evil Mourners on our streets are increasing everyday You've wrecked productivity and development Yet, you're insatiable If you're a man, you should have had compassion on us Why are you so callous? Don't you have senses to understand our plights? You fortify yourself with deceit that "no weapon (drug) can harm me" Know that thou must surely fall like other tyrants (diseases) Jettison your prejudice and false denial, escape for thy life AIDS IS REAL
TEMPTATION Temptation, you appear gentle and harmless but you're subtle and cruel Temptation is lust for the abnormal desire It's passion for substandard, superficial and regrettable life charming as real Men, women, children and nations have been brought under her subtlety and tyranny Temptation, thou persuaded me to do what is wrong as right Temptation, thou persuaded me to choose the bitter for sweet Temptation, thou persuaded me to choose death in place of life Temptation, thou art my enemy for life My good you seek not but my evil My praise you seek not but my shame The wise knows its bitter but fools embrace it as sweet O my soul be thou not his friend O my thought be thou not beclouded by her garment of deceit O my eyes be not thou ensnared by her diverse beautiful colours O my mouth be not thou her mouthpiece O my hands be not thou her tools O my feet be not thou her messenger Temptation! Temptation !! Temptation !!! What do I've to do with thee? Temptation is real. Temptation is for life It has no respect for anybody Temptation, thou art my enemy for life
VIOLENCE Violence, your name sounds like your acts Your feet run to shed blood. You hurt, maim and kill at will. You take pleasure in destruction and misery. When others are weeping and gnashing their teeth: you laugh and grin. You 're a devil. Oh violence, when shall you cease your evil works? You start like a squabble, you in end in pandemonium. You 're seen everywhere; you 're a curse to every generation. None can predict or determine the extent of his activities. Violence is void of vision. Violence is blind. Avoid him, lest you are blind too.
PLEA FROM CHEATING I'm an advocate to the fearful in the court of examination I'm a brother to the indolent I never quit from the battleground I affiliate with the unprepared because they're always in need of me I give succor and comfort to him that wants to ruin his mental prowess I've mortgaged the future of many students already Many have I conquered who fail to dust their books and burn the midnight candle The world would've celebrated many geniuses if they had not accepted my offer All over the world they see me as an enemy They give me different appellations - "aiding and abetting, peeping, giraffing, expo, impersonation, dubbing, copying, examination malpractice, etc." Am I a devil? Is it my fault? Of course not. You're the cause You, students, love indulging in excessive play, sleep, jest, gist, eating, ,etc. while others labour If you change, I'll change. You're my master in this matter. Your attitude make me active or inactive You can do better without me When you change, teachers will be encouraged Governments will spend less on supervision of examination Seizure and cancellation of results will cease My earnest plea is change The day you change, you'll become a useless tool of mine Then, I'll go to my grave in peace Will you bury me in your life today?
CORRUPT SOCIETY Morality is old-fashioned Aberration is the latest vogue Chastity is an abuse Prostitution is a tool of trade Conscience is sold for livelihood Cheating is a short-cut Hard work and honesty are disdained and mocked Infidelity, divorce and remarriage are norms everywhere Cruelty, violence and murder are deployed at will Yet my people love them so None cry for mercy, and say, save us O Lord, lest we perish
MARRIAGE Marriage is like a rose flower, appreciate it always Marriage is like air, life depends on it Marriage is like water, keep it fresh Marriage is like money, spend it thriftily Marriage is like a vault, discover its hidden treasures Marriage is like a garden, it has many fruits Marriage is like a book, study it Marriage is like a puzzle, wisdom will search it out Marriage is like a home, build it Marriage is like words, it strengthens or weakens Marriage is like a drum, discern its sounds Marriage is like an economy, plan for it Marriage is like a glass house, nagging destroys it Marriage is sacred, break it not
DEMOCRACY I'm the cry of masses But I threaten dictators I defend the right of people But discomfort oligarchies Those who advocate my reign have their names immortalize on the shining gold of time Those who oppose me have gone with the waves of forgetfulness I bring peace out of tumult I bring hope out of darkness I usher in progress from stagnation and instability I cherish accountability and give credence the mantle of leadership I champion consultative constitution I open the door of fundamental rights but shut the door against abuses My process is long because I consider the interest of all Guns can't stop me Threats don't alarm me Propaganda can't demoralize I've always outlived all my foes because I don't die in the heart of my lovers I set my face on the reins Till my desire is done in every nation, no turning back One day, I shall prevail everywhere
PROFILE OF JESUS He was born in a manger but surpassed anyone born with silver spoon He was the Son of God but also the Son of man He was righteous but made friends with and died for sinners He was not an earthly king but has universal subjects He had no political party but he was the most righteous ruler the world has ever known He was not a university graduate but doctors and lawyers were astonished at his understanding and answers He was not a baker but he fed more than five thousand people with bread He was not a builder but he laid the best foundation of faith He was never an author but the best of books had been written on him He was a carpenter but never made one coffin for the dead, he raised the dead He had no syllabus but no man ever taught like him He never enrolled in any law school but he is the Chief Judge He was not a cardiologist but he healed the broken hearted He was not an ophthalmologist but he opened the eyes of the blind He was not a pathologist but he healed all manner of diseases He was not an oceanographer but he walked on the sea He did not study criminology but he knew the heart of all men - friends and foes He used no physical weapons but he defeated sin, Satan and satanic agents All hail and worship Him, The King of kings and Lord of lords.
I BELIEVE I believe the thought - God It defines my purpose for living I believe the good words and deeds of men They tell me that someone cares I believe the wickedness of men It makes me to watch and pray I believe in success It's the celebration of hard labour I believe in the ultimate good of failure It challenges my reasoning to attempt new ideas I believe in education It's the only permanent legacy I believe in relationship For no one is truly independent I believe in money It's a defense and answer to all things I believe in time It organizes me I believe in change It's an acid test of my will and adaptability I believe in authority It inspires discipline I believe in trials It's a divine exercise I believe in myself For I'm fearfully and wonderfully made
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