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akaolisa1987
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Wheat Water or Bread for Life
Brothers
with large fields of wheat
separated by water
They come to contention
Not with wheat nor water
but for wheat not water
and the diplomacy of water
Wheat is without blood
men will guard fields with blood
and guard water with cannon fire
Clichés on bonfire
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turning anew forever.
Bread is like love
what have they not been called
Ok you can go
on the water
but without wheat
You will see,
water with wheat
is bread
Water without wheat
is water
Sail around the world
you will see
that water, nay wheat,
is life
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- June 2026
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07 SunReceived a critique
on Wheat Water or Bread for Life from @patrickgadoury
"I like the bones here. Wheat / water / bread / blood. Good setup. But the ending tangled me. “Water with wheat is bread” works, then “water, nay wheat, is life” kinda lost me. I think the final point needs to hit cleane…" -
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Emmanuel Akaolisa, a Nigerian poet resident in the UK. Writes from reflection and the spontaneity of everyday life. He believes in the accessibility and yet strength of good poetry like William Blake and John Donne
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