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TITLE (EDIT)
The Long Sleep That Steals Away Guilt |
DESCRIPTION
Mirth gives way to dejection as a poet confronts his treachery and takes his life...
[129 words] |
AUTHOR
Uche Peter Umez |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
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[August 2005] |
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
uumezurike@yahoo.com |
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (8)
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Fragments (Poetry) Memory of a life. [31 words]
Fragrance (Poetry) Affection for a beloved. [24 words]
Game (Poetry) A look at a night in a brothel. [23 words]
Passions (Poetry) A look at the passions that revolve around a farmer, his farm, and his life. [66 words]
Reminiscences Of Nsukka (Poetry) Longing for a dearly beloved friend. [77 words]
The Dibia's Lament (Poetry) Traditional values give way to modern acts. [111 words]
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The Long Sleep That Steals Away Guilt
Uche Peter Umez
above, the moon mopes owl-like;
inside, music spreads an itch over my nerves;
in bed, her hand is cold on my groin;
i think of getting drunk
sleep away the worries yeasting within
but night comes upon me
a hangman
its weight of dead silences
tightening my heart
with the abject noose
of betrayal -
nights riffles the vast leaves
of memory -
the air vibrates with dark raspings,
faces rise and tremble
like ghosts;
i've seen those faces before, before!
i see them right now!
i once knew you, oh hell!
yet again, i remember
friends left in a sinking bog
trust broken to bits;
night assures me
of a long, long, painless sleep
that steals away guilt,
holds out a goblet of hemlock
like an epiphany:
drink, drink....
you'll not see
the blood on your hands anymore;
i turn gleeful, content at last,
as the liquid caresses
my throat,my stomach.
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"The Long Sleep That Steals Away Guilt is indeed the funiest poem I have ever read." -- chilaka blessing, Owerri, Nigeria, Imo.
"very good poem. beautifully descriptive. personally, i didn't find it funny, though. was i supposed to? " -- Elizabeth Flores, Toledo, OH.
"I have once reviewed this poem. The way I look at it now,The poem is an authur's own conception about a particular guilt,say a feeling of guilt that oozea out from fornication." -- Chilaka Blessing c, Owerri, Imo, Nigeria.
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
© 2005 Uche Peter Umez |
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
August 2005 |
NUMBER OF TIMES TITLE VIEWED
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