The Shadow Words Africa

I am not a bachelor But I married a spinster, So I don't go 'outing' or 'dating'. I married a soldier Every time she is at the barracks; Saluting,escorting, and parading, So I cook for her her special food. I even fetches water for her. Sometimes she is at the war front fighting for this great nation, Beheading the reckless men who claim to be the enemies of this nation, So I sweep and mob her room. I even prepare a bed for her. When she return, She will be busy getting her awards of captainship, may be a General of the army, And I will be in the garden weeding and harvesting for her. I am not a chef, But I married the president, So every time she is busy with matters of the state. And I have to keep the kitchen warm for her. I married a lawyer, So every time she is busy passing death sentence over the reckless youth of this great nation, So I have to be submissive and wash her clothes when she returns. I am not too religious,  but I married a...

Smile and don't cry If you have no humane. Dance and never sit If you don't know how to sit. Dine and never stop If you never felt hungry. Despise and never cheers If you were born with everything. Kill and never stop If you thing you are an alloy. This world! It is full of opportunities and disappointment. Live like it is yours But you never wins it. You never live long enough to shine 'feet and toe'. Today it's me! Tomorrow Will be you. It's fate that we share But destiny defeats us all. 1st edition 2018criticalocol@theshadowwordsafrica-poetry

Am I in the dark yet! I can hear the rays of laughter And the son's scream of death! The buzzed of the Lonely soul parade in my ears. The screams of the dead children, mothers, and elders Dance in my hears. All are singing their Latin parody. It's not ordinary Japs, Jaluo, or Luo that we know! It's the encoded death language that Father Albertini used When summoning the spirit in the alter. The darkness is so welcoming too soon! I will join them in the agony of anxiety upon me. 2nd edition 2018ocenmicheal@theshadowwordsafrica-poetry

Accept uniqueness and proclaim trust, Cherish and never think of perishing. Complain, supplement and complement each other. Secure and protect the counter parts, But fate will still be the same and so dignity! Complacent and complete even in agony. Because feelings and emotions is their only bond, Romanticismis their daily wishes. Seduction is their perfection of apartheid. Strong, a eugenics for humanity, and aesthetic of Adam's sin is appreciation. 2018ocenmicheal@theshadowwordsafrica-poetry

When you kick me, I kicked you back You slap me, I slap you. We didn't care of the pain. All we care for is the bond of love That binds our feelings. Don't be wise to leave me Because I would not be wise to let you go. You hate me for loving you Then I hate you for accepting me. All that matters is , We are together now. We need each others But all we play is "tit for tat". It's a fair play! You turned your back, I turned mine. You chest me, I chest you. You follow me, I stop to you. You faced me, I kissed you. You gave me, I gave you. In the heart, we have deep love. 2018ocenmicheal@theshadowwordsafrica-poetry 2t

Following the post in our timeline, the shadow words Africa recognized Ocen Michael with his poem "The Mocking Bird" as motivating and inspirational, With great honor poet, we cherished your poem and art work. 2018theshadowwordsafrica-writing theatre