http://slow.writerscafe.org/JoshuaPoet The original writings of author Nwaeze Joshua en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775970668 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 It scars your tongueIt rips at your skinYour eyes lit ablazeSometimes you don't mind an empty platethe humming soundsthe soft tearsYou swallow your tongueUnrest ripples throughWe forget some kids try so hard to eatWe forget bodies sleep below, because of thisSometimes I forget,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2759056/ To survive we had to run from the wars within,there were not enough memories to keep us awakeWhen grief lives in walls,what voices fills the streets,bellows of men cries flows like streams, drained out by bullet holes piercing through!!The dusk falls http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2598602/ For the defectors calls out the loyalistGodfatherism calls out the traitors with clubs of spikesLaw makers goes to war with handshakes of brown envelopes, murderers of our peaceDemocracy with knife stabs bleeds to death,Corruption with a cute smile, great shape, great curvesEnticing spee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2179119/ Flash Story telling http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2174797/ "Flash Story Telling Poetry" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2173630/ So we sojourned,In the mist of hardshipWe came aliveWith smiles we enduredOur face shone with hopeTears of gladness for a future yet unknownOne brighter than nowOne not deterred by circumstancesNor by hate for the system We were simply no oneNo one had a nameNo one had dre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2172635/ My love for nature especially the countryside... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2172236/  I never knew what real joy meant,Until these kids taught me… Their smiles spread like red tint on ripening tomatoesTheir faces shone with hope like crystals I could literally feel the pain, the despair surroundingthese ones, but these cuties seemed oblivio.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2171945/ "Love"I never knew what love wasUntil it kissed my lipsIts touch caressingIts mood so gentleIts feelings so intense, so powerfulLike the Russian rouletteIt plagued me with euphoria of doubtsWill I ever love?Will these feelings ever be mine?To be touched, be heldOr would the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2171545/ "A mother's love to her daughter" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2170909/ This is a tribute to the survivors of covid19 virus and to the dear ones lost, they still live on, in our hearts. We will miss you and love you always. "Love you always" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2170212/ This poem is about the effects of war on children, how it bleaks their future, and aspirations away. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JoshuaPoet/2169807/