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Agboola
Member since May 3, 2017
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THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAF BY A. A. OMITOLA
Where are you from?
which language is yours?
you don’t understand our signs
all we speak is now strange to you
but we grew together without variance
why are you not listening?
we speak the same way before transition
Must we speak like the deaf
before our lips could be read
if that is what you want
we will surely speak it
every one understand the our request
this one community of ours speaks of it
it is the only language you understand
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I don’t like this manner of speech
but it seems it is part of you
I hate to speak it
It stills many things
stomachs runs aches
the skull does not stop aching
but this is the only understandable medium
when it is spoken
breathes are at risk
must we speak such?
Give unto Ceaser what belongs to him
do you not think of the sounds around you?
speak in an understandable way
hearken to our voice
don’t see it as a noise
your new world is our craft work
don’t get us blame for making you stand tall
Agboola’s timeline
- May 2022
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03 TueAnniversary
5 years of membership
- May 2018
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03 ThuAnniversary
One year of membership
- June 2017
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13 TueReceived a critique
on THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAF BY A. A. OMITOLA from @wesley snow
"Some suggestions. Trash the capitals at every line. That is a convention that no longer applies to good poetry. Let the grammar and the context lead the reader. Also, this could be helped with a bit more punctuation. So…" -
13 TueReceived a critique
on THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAF BY A. A. OMITOLA from @Sparrow
"A good write but the need to use the word Language so many times seems to dampen the message you need to put out. "We speak of" and other ways can be used instead, Yours Ian.T" -
08 Thu
- May 2017
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14 SunReceived a critique
on THE COVETEOUS from @Eumolpus
"I like the revisions you have made on the poem. My suggestion is to save it at look at it again in a month or two. And keep writing. Like anything else, the more you do it he better you get. We have the famous 10,000 ho…" -
03 WedFirst publication
THE COVETEOUS
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03 WedJoined Neopoet
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About Me
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I am a young man with the vision of becoming a well known poet all over the universe
Location: Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria, NGA
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