"Ifeanyichukwu"

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 "Ifeanyichukwu"

Your race was a short errand,

Like a short-lived sprint;

You ended yours in the heat of the moment 


Who would blame you?

Your path was thorny and scary

Peopled with bruises and scars

Inflicted by hands hiding in the dark.


You had a brave heart

That rose and fell with a warrior's tremor

You fought for many as yourself 

You fought with many and you fell.


The fall caused a silent earthquake 

Within your late father's obi

The one you were called to watch over 

With the eagles eyes.


But you fell

On a ground already wet with our tears of hope and prayer,

But you fell

Into silence that gnaws the heart 

with sorrow forever.




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