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Jan 2024 · 109
Goodbye!
Emmanuel S Aporu Jan 2024
Goodbye
Goodbye, I say again
Tell me when (if) you'll come back
And the rain? tell me of that rain
Is it the reason you smile
or rather do you hide some guile
Do you still smoke in the cold
Do you even think of me as you told
Will you take my heart, too
And sell it for a penny or two!
Will you love as lovers do
or will you say we ain't meant to
I'm freezing and you are the ice
Keep me frozen, how sweet and nice!
Jan 2024 · 82
Untitled
Emmanuel S Aporu Jan 2024
Lost between dusk and dawn
Torn amidst smiles and frowns,
Sadness clothed in happiness' gown
Is how I am with tears down!

You can see it in my eyes
All my hope is lost
I need a glimpse of paradise
Even if it be a ghost!
Jan 2024 · 101
Fwain!
Emmanuel S Aporu Jan 2024
To Fwain, we are coming
Before tomorrow's dawning
By road or by train
Whether in sunshine or rain.

To you Fwain our love
We come with all this joy
We give you all we have
She and her little boy.

So Fwain when we are gone
Deign to invite us again
And then we'll tell you like you've never known
How much we love Fwain
Jan 2024 · 101
reign!
Emmanuel S Aporu Jan 2024
Those men were filled with marvel
When from the East, they didst travel
All routes led to one place
Just to see one face
And when it was dawn
They saw Jesus, the king newly born!

When I recall his agony
In the garden by Petr's company
For the sake of my sin
He took up the cross
He cared for me to win
And dared his life's loss
As this sorrowful song I sing
I think of Jesus, the suffering king

Alas! It is written in the books
About the trumpets, sickles, and hooks
The day the Lord will return
Titled as the son of Man
And when it says, 'judgment I will bring'
I think of Jesus, the judging king

Now I stand here alone
All my friends are gone
I'm lost for comfort
And all good feelings depart
But it's like the return of spring
When I remember Jesus, the loving king.
Jan 2024 · 259
roses on the way
Emmanuel S Aporu Jan 2024
Dull or fine
Let this heart be thine
And thine, mine
Let us, as friends, dine!

Come today - don't delay
Show me the way
the smooth road to your heart
where I may rest in comfort!
Jan 2024 · 94
Untitled
Emmanuel S Aporu Jan 2024
When you feel betrayed
By life's every moment
When the dominant emotion is hatred
And all appointments are marked with torment
When smiles never come your way
And you suffer a heart's cancer
When your life starts to decay
Love is the answer!
Jan 2024 · 97
David
Emmanuel S Aporu Jan 2024
If I could make your name short,
And possibly call you Dave.
If I could rest you in a cot,
And watch you grow into a cove.
Then you'd be as peaceful as a dove
Then you'd live to see many years
God would fill you with his love
And always wipe away your tears
So, may the Lord make you wise and clever
May He bless you forever
Dec 2023 · 260
Sole'tha II
Emmanuel S Aporu Dec 2023
Dark nights have faded - they had no power
Truest joys of life have now infected every hour
Bright loves now blossom and gently flower
And so, all such things that we proudly call 'our'
Oct 2023 · 243
...to have a best friend!
Emmanuel S Aporu Oct 2023
Love is the engine of humanity -
The fountain when my life's lost.
Love is the limitless reality -
That has had my heart and soul totally engrossed!
Oct 2023 · 250
Let sufferers unite!
Emmanuel S Aporu Oct 2023
Our troubles have truly overwhelmed us.
Afflicted we are by this unknown curse.
Everyday has had its lights extinguished,
And every hour has been but clouded in mist.
Oct 2023 · 474
The vision of Oz
Emmanuel S Aporu Oct 2023
The wind made the earth's constituents rise in a spiral fashion
And that cyclone-like sight gladly amazed we
All our worries seemed lost in that temporary hallucination
For nothing before had had the power to set us free
Emmanuel S Aporu Oct 2023
Each mind poured into the other the anguish it bore
For agony had characterized their lives heretofore
Their skulls couldn't contain the weight of their commotion
So their hearts broke down as the only sign of devotion
Emmanuel S Aporu Sep 2023
It has been decreed that all broken hearts must meet.
And let it be known that it ain't a simple meet and greet!
You must come only if your heart is severed,
For we shall weep and wail like the beleaguered!
Sep 2023 · 178
Lilhe Sobuko!
Emmanuel S Aporu Sep 2023
Her beauty glistens like a rare diamond,
And her smile is the other treasure we have found.
By her every embrace, we have been healed;
And every touch has had our hearts with joy re-filled!
Emmanuel S Aporu Sep 2023
Our fears have turned into our dreams,
And our actions do naught but enfeeble.
Our blood - thick and red - now flows in our streams,
And we are guilty of ******, for our own hopes we stifle.
Aug 2023 · 363
the oracle of nensin!
Emmanuel S Aporu Aug 2023
Regard us, O ancient deity,
The people long to hear thy voice.
Forsake us not, even for our piety.
Our fate has left us with no choice!
Aug 2023 · 129
pursued by grief!
Emmanuel S Aporu Aug 2023
Every road led him to another disaster
And all his hopes left him bitter thereafter
Every step brought him closer to the cliff
And what was love to him, but the start of his grief!
Jul 2023 · 703
Hearts entwined!
Emmanuel S Aporu Jul 2023
Her heart is his heart’s reflection –
An image of the same thing defined.
Every embrace completes the connection,
For in that shell is their love confined.
Jun 2023 · 485
Sole'tha!
Emmanuel S Aporu Jun 2023
Strength prevailed in her left hand,
And her little fingers worked much magic.
Of her tapestry, love was the main strand,
And that love to my heart was soon to leak.
May 2023 · 227
the i-factor!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
My wishes were not blown away with the wind
And my hopes - buried as they were - began to rescind
Of an ideal life, me she does remind
And my joy’s complete only when those pearls I find!
May 2023 · 253
empty heart!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
With none to own,
Forlorn and gone.
Broken but reborn,
Will live for eon.

Exsanguinated; torn
Swords of sorrow; mourn
Joy had seen its dawn
But now, the man's alone.
May 2023 · 200
Nami - the end!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
He wasn't looking for perfection,
But found its equivalent in her.
He wasn't looking for illumination
But found a bright light in her star.
In the end, he was eluded by that perfection
But found a loving heart in her!
May 2023 · 151
The pursuit of Nami!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
Those were his worst fears.
And indeed, the pursuit ended in tears.
He now retreats to his inside,
And sits by his agony beside!
May 2023 · 145
The other side of Nami!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
Her smile was the only clue,
It was fresh like the morning dew.
But her words were a double-edged dagger
Now, behold my heart split asunder!
May 2023 · 165
The lies of Nami!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
She lied when she said "we"
I also lied when I said "free"
She again lied when she said "forever"
For now, it's clear the word is "never!"
May 2023 · 113
You and me!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
None can understand my pain like you do
None can understand the things I deeply rue
I wish we'd love and forever stick like glue
For, "behold, you make all things new!"
May 2023 · 138
....won over by prose!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
She read every line like a jurist,
As if her fate depended on it.
But he was sure her love was the purest,
And so, he filled his writings with wit.

He couldn't see her reaction,
He only imagined her smile.
And his words which expressed compassion,
Freed her from the feelings of guile.
May 2023 · 146
Nami!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
She appears in his dreams
She resides in his heart
She's the supplier of his means
And the custodian of his hearth.

She's the catalyst to his flames
She burns silently and consumes
She's the giver of all his names
And the lover when his life resumes.

He's the beholder of her beauty
The receiver of all her graces
To love her has become his duty
For he chose her from a million faces.
May 2023 · 157
The fortunes of Nami!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
Her heart beat at the sight of every word,
But her tears melted when she grasped their meaning,
Soothing sounds within her heart she heard,
For in her soul, bells of love were ringing.
May 2023 · 147
The plight of Nami!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
What's become of this life,
Why the endless strife,
At dawn you rise with hope,
At dusk, you just wanna drop.

Why the endless exertion,
What really are we chasing,
For even in our finest discretion,
It's clear the troubles we're facing.

But on with life - what's to do,
Your pains will someday flee from you..
And all those things you forever rue,
Will mutate into a brighter hue.
May 2023 · 129
The unveiling of the bride!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
Our ancestors brought us here,
And blessed us with a marriage as this.
Sweet voices around us I now hear,
To mark the beginning of bliss.

Your mother won't stop smiling.
Your father is chatting with his crew.
Your brother to your sister is whispering,
"I can't believe it's true."

My heart is overflowing with love,
As your face glistens beneath its veil
All I need before me I now have
And all these things to my life will avail.
May 2023 · 469
Cry beloved heart!
Emmanuel S Aporu May 2023
His pillow absorbs all his tears
His bed is as it were a cushion to his fears
The dormant curtains shut out all the light
And in his heart, the time is night!
Feb 2023 · 241
Untitled
Emmanuel S Aporu Feb 2023
The winds propelled her scent to far and distant lands
Her smile was the portrait everyman held in his hands
Her voice like a melody sounded sweet in my ears
And her glance like magic brought an end to my tears!
Jan 2023 · 304
Untitled
Emmanuel S Aporu Jan 2023
The strength of her embrace was as a salve to my soul,
And her love, - like reins -  my life would control.
Her glance was the perfect knell to my ear,
And no moment was more blessed as when she was near!
Nov 2022 · 188
Untitled
Emmanuel S Aporu Nov 2022
Her smile was the perfect item of his devotion
And it's loss meant the start of his deterioration
He sees not now what he saw then
And his woes are such that no man may pen
Sep 2022 · 129
The Riddles of Ritho
Emmanuel S Aporu Sep 2022
Each tale revealed the mysteries we craved
For their narrator was the symbol of their salve
And since all men alike were engulfed in that verve,
It was by those rhymes that they were saved
Aug 2022 · 256
Untitled
Emmanuel S Aporu Aug 2022
The snowflakes melted when they touched her heart
And her breath dispelled the cold of every man’s hearth
Her touch was like the promise of an ancient god
And her glance pierced deeply like an invisible sword
Aug 2022 · 153
infinite death
Emmanuel S Aporu Aug 2022
She was trapped in an endless descent.
And that 'nadir' beckoned to her without restraint.
All her hopes of respite started to fade
when her soul of life was eternally bled.
Aug 2022 · 331
Untitled
Emmanuel S Aporu Aug 2022
The image in her eyes was the perfect door to that hidden world
And all her beholders had the trappings of the meek and mild
But what they saw was nothing of the ordinary
And it'd be uncomely to label it 'bereft of glory.'
Aug 2022 · 145
When friendship fails!
Emmanuel S Aporu Aug 2022
When that pleasure of pursuit is gone
And their hearts are not broken but torn
When all their promises fade into thin air
And each other's faults they can no longer bear
When beauty mutates into disgust
And with passion breeds hatred for the past
When togetherness becomes a catalyst for disaster
And all those fights bring no peace thereafter
When every word has its dose of malevolence
And every memory leads them to another dark place
When their souls are infected by a toxic repulsion
And gestures of love go out of fashion
When they can no longer see eye to eye
Nor walk together side by side
Then their wells of love are all dry
And that dearth they can no longer hide
When this and many other symptoms prevail
Then surely, the friendship has started to fail
Jul 2022 · 353
Untitled
Emmanuel S Aporu Jul 2022
Her heart stopped its beating,
And the blood in her veins froze.
We were crippled by the resultant feeling;
And that loss brought us endless woes!
Jul 2022 · 132
the rising of the phoenix!
Emmanuel S Aporu Jul 2022
It lay there motionless
As if it were already dead
That great bird of many thousand years,
Brought to our eyes endless streams of tears
In remorse, we all covered our faces
For it was the finest ever bred.

The sun in cooperation rained down its rays
Then ignited flames about her to incinerate
Thus honoring a lifetime of endless frays
And leaving us mortal men to contemplate
Away went her life as if out of a lash
And all that was left, was a pile of ash.

But what we saw next amazed us;
A strange wind moving the ash
A clatter, then a cacophony
An eternal cry of seeming agony
The old passing on the spirit to the new
An eternal phoenix rising anew!
Jul 2022 · 119
the lover's regret
Emmanuel S Aporu Jul 2022
It was better while we sought
Now the thing is not compelling anymore
Even our hearts are now sore,
For sadness, this gain has brought.

It was better while we fought
While the sound of our voices rose,
As we argued endlessly about our woes
But now, each one suffers (silently) with their lot.

It was better while we sobbed
Those tears revealed our compassion
But now, we have all become cold,
And treat each other with derision!
Emmanuel S Aporu Jul 2022
She listens closely for those soundless whispers
She even hovers about at vespers
She sees what no one sees
And shakes her head at the ******!

She’s always prying, never satisfied
She doesn’t care about the ‘classified’
When discovered, she says, ‘enough’
But then, she’s only started to bluff

‘I free you from *******’, saith she
Then I thought I was truly free
She lurked around though I couldn’t see
And surely, soon again, she was after me!
Apr 2022 · 178
The schizoid self
Emmanuel S Aporu Apr 2022
Each pair of feet sauntered peacefully along the street,
So did the streams of sweat that coursed down their faces as homage to the heat.
But all their faces were stained with a blank stare,
And their demeanor showed all the signs of despair,
The joy-sorrow balance seemed to be even;
But the wrenching agony inside them could never be hidden.

Their silences were so deep for no words were spoken.
And each heart beat as if it was already broken.
But no one was hurt – at least exteriorly,
Yet their individual anger inside churned fiercely.
That anger I tell you was every man’s only defense;
For how else would you live in such a world of indifference!
Apr 2022 · 162
Memo to a friend!
Emmanuel S Aporu Apr 2022
Only if you knew what it was,
You'd understand why I couldn't explain.
But, I'll patiently bear these woes.
And cherish every night of pain
Apr 2022 · 268
The wrong criminal
Emmanuel S Aporu Apr 2022
Their slogans and clatter mingled with untold fury,
As they charged towards him like a fierce gale,
His eyes widened, his joints collapsed, his face was pale,
But they just didn't care; he had to be dealt with duly.

The shy moon gave his face a sinister veneer
And made all his homely features quickly disappear,
So all they could see was a man afraid -
Afraid because of the guilt his heart bred.

With broken bones and bleeding flesh he lay half dead.
The last piece of life wrestled within him.
Only then was a voice from the crowd heard that said;
"Oh no! It was not him!"
Apr 2022 · 163
I wonder!
Emmanuel S Aporu Apr 2022
Those lovely days; I remember
And the joy of every encounter,
And the dialogues that robbed us of sleep.

Is that all lost, I wonder!
I am shaken to the marrow and under
But I am hopeful still; for the friendship was too deep.
Apr 2022 · 185
angel without wings....
Emmanuel S Aporu Apr 2022
You gave my life the brightness of light
You dispelled with your touch the substance of night
My heart absorbed the fervour you displayed
And that beauty in your eyes had me thoroughly compelled.
Apr 2022 · 190
Come back!
Emmanuel S Aporu Apr 2022
When will you return,
And behold my sorrow-stained face.
To your arms, I have longed to run,
But my life is filled with utter disgrace.

By Mercury! You are my truest friend
And now this silence haunts me to death
When I wonder, will this self-imposed exile end
I long for thee; even if it means your wraith!
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