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Within dark, loneliness My company the wind Every glass painted, Images of him Every mirror tainted, Reflections his Walls Echoes chants humming silence Hide and seek He is my thoughts Shattered, Glass and crash His picture frame Ordered, By shaky hands Dark sky draws near The moon reminds He isn't here I grow teary eyes They pick above Shinny tiny gems In shadowy nights I stab the sand with finger and hearts I sprawl on tiles Memories linger From his clothes Arise his haunting smell The spell of him Enchanting I Till I knot his ties Cherishing the hands That knot them once The bathroom wall Reminds, Sparkling his smile I watched him go So went my smile Till he's home These hobbies will I For what is love With little or no despair. Photo credit Image 1: John Foxx Image 2: empowermagazine.com  Next Poem 

The Nigerian Pledge I pledge to Nigeria my country To be faithful loyal and honest To serve Nigeria With all my strength To defend her unity And uphold her honour and glory So help me God   Gallant Nigerian soldiers pose for a group picture You are the finest resources of Nigeria You are a special breed amongst her children You are knights in Khaki The soul of the lots of us You have sworn, you have kept by your guns, the oath, Lip muttered by civilians You have kept the oath, By Guns & tears, by Bullets and Blood The shedding, behind enemy lines You are heroes let alone as tree top owls You gave peace from the war Saviours in uniform though no songs for your exploits Even in death, green & white goes beneath with you Thank you for your sweat, blood, toils and tears. We (civilians) simply have no clue what it means to vow & pledge one’s life the way you do. From camp to camp this nation has...