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Leonell EchaJanuary 26, 2017

I got a cone filled with ice cream. It tasted so sweet it quenched the pangs on my ‘milk teeth’. In my head I was dancing because I knew this was the last time I would ever get such Ice and Cream put together. The little money we had, was spent on jamb forms. We […]

Leonell EchaJanuary 26, 2017

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I found myself on the island of muddied waters, Buchi The palm fronds waved their leaves with your name, Buchi The sands held loose your breath, Buchi There was no boat to take you back to the living, Buchi Do you not hear your name rippling in the river, Buchi? I am waiting for the […]

Leonell EchaJanuary 26, 2017

I was moving things around in my head I found this memory of us Where I was tangled in your Web Webs are attributed to lies But this Web of yours were blatant Blatantly honest, I must say You made it clear I was nothing of value With you of course Because before you came […]

Leonell EchaJanuary 25, 2017

Kill the still voice that still sings kill Pay the summit Commit your mind to fame, commit Take some high pill. Leave reeds planted by river, leave… A solid rock Rock your little thought, baby rock! Get your dance cleave Feel the maze upon the green. Feel! Walk through the line Sign the heart throb […]

Leonell EchaJanuary 22, 2017

Leonell EchaJanuary 13, 2017

Flow Water, flow In the midst of rocks Fluid, refuse to stand still Flow through any obstacle Cut through heavy walls And just be You Stay Stand firm, still Make them all believe That deep and still brings sheer peace Your black is so beautiful Your depth, reachable Like the storm Rage Hybrid ==================================== Home, […]

Leonell EchaJanuary 10, 2017

Without strings like a cordless phone Two minds attach Exchanging mysteries known and unknown Commanding signals that match Not a pin, thread nor skin sticks from my bone You are me before and after birth My scent, ache and thrill you pick, as if they were your own Our familiar ground is another earth. How […]

Leonell EchaJanuary 10, 2017

Leonell EchaJanuary 9, 2017

Leonell EchaJanuary 7, 2017

Those i seek Run through life like its a trick Soliloquies to the peak In saddest memories we make pics. But offered between ying and yang One more hit makes the drum bang Keeping me sane while we sang Dancing in the dark. The company I keep Either family or poets Though poets are forever […]

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