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Jul 20, 2009
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stole
Letters cannot fuse to create a substantial memorial
To fill the vacancy of a basket heart
The thief succeeds to create a porous remembrance
That empties my aggravation into his anonymity
But there is a certain way my mien melts
Dissolved by the thought of an abstract robber
Who prowls when the guard is absolute
And the defenses are least agile of adrenaline
That which is taken can never be returned
Its use is less appreciative to the robber
Who merely stocks its presence with amusement
And turns my tool into his profound toy
When you lose the irreplaceable quantum of life
That was misplaced from where it was kept
I try to succumb my-self to soberness
But finds that sadness is only partly the solution
— emeka ozurumba, Jul 20, 2009
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