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It did not occur to me until recently that I was poor I used to believe I was fine Until one morning my attention was drawn To a hole in my coat. That was when I realized How patiently the coat had endured me for nine and half years I was worried when I saw how frail my trouser was I knew it was more decent to have a hole In my coat than in my trouser So I smiled reassuringly. I inspected my shoes, they were clean But they worried me more than my clothes Earlier today I made a pair of new soles for them From a piece of cardboard I stole from my landlady I know the first wet day they see Would be the last I see of them. I closed my eyes to offer a short prayer And my stomach cringed from emptiness Momentarily I took stock of the last 72 hours of dry fasting Then I began to wonder why I was not angry at myself Why have I been so quiet and unashamedly enduring I realized my oblivion all these years Was because I decided all was fine I angrily bit a finger forcing

Please In a world filled with troubles, Be my peace. When for too long I've been on my toes, Put me at ease. Kindle in me the urge to come home, Just so we can get wasted in each other's warmth. Let me know no cold, Be my fire, don't get me burnt. Pray for me not against me. Lie on me and not to me. Don't forsake me when I go insane. Be the cure to my craze and not the craze that drives me. Let not our love go blind For its vision is beyond 20/20 Keep in your heart's mind That I've chosen you for eternity. _Jeremiah Kadiri       16-05-019

I'm a poem. I'm versatile. I mean a lot differently, To a lot of different people. But I'm not tied to these meanings_ These different interpretations of me. I'm only answerable to the me That I know I am and can be. While Judge a book by its content Not by its cover, they say, What choice had the book In its own publishing? I ask. Maybe What you see is what you are, good, bad, sweet or bitter. I, like a book, am nothing until you either write me off or otherwise. I'm a poem About which you say what you know, From your knowledge of who you are. _Jeremiah Kadiri         07/05/019