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Ernesto
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I am hailed from South-Eastern Nigeria. Having attended Imo State University Owerri Nigeria, I got my Bachelor of Arts (Double major) degree in English language and Literary Studies. Thereafter, I pursued my Post Graduate Diploma-in-Education (PGDE) certificate that qualifies me as an educationist. I am currently teaching Literature and English language at a prestigious Stargate Excellence Academy in FCT Abuja.

  August 2022     1 year ago

Submitted Poems 9 total

Waiting

Waiting keeps the time passing.
The waiting of the godly is worth it.
The waiting of the worldly is lucre lost.
The waiting of the godly is favor gained. The worldly fret over the gain of the worldly.
The godly is blessed even at his...

by Ernest Okoro

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"Not The Soul That Wills"

Now I striped myself of every
Inordinate ambition and selfish intent.
My tomorrow I placed into His hands.
The wind had started blowing;
Mild, favorable and gentle it seemed to be,
Directing my feet towards the light.
It’s really not the soul...

by Ernest Ejere Okoro

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"When I Knew Him Not"

Even when I knew Him not,
He had taken interest in me.
Even when I chose the lost path
Out of foolish nature,
He chose for me life.
Who would ever dream of me,
A prey in the mouth of tiger,
Ready to be devoured?
Mama told me, papa...

by Ernest Ejere Okoro

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"Iron Sharpens Iron"

No wonder then the embers refused
Going to ash.
Across 'operation python dance' I came in the dailies.
I asked; he said it was a fight against
The Pythons.
I read through the tabloid; it said 'Crocodile dance'.
When I asked; he said it...

by Ernest Ejere Okoro

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"Why Do You Like Feeding On Me?"

Why do you savour my body?
You have dismembered me in portions,
Giving my head to your first son.
My arms you have given to your
Siblings.
Your friends and colleagues have
Laid claim to my limbs.
My heart and my head to the highest
Bider...

by Ernest Ejere Okoro

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