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the audacity of eloquence

eloquence spreads the dictionary over the tongue,
and dips a mans brain drunken with words
that he feels so slippery as marble floors
because the words are escaping the mouth with ease

eloquence is laced with lyrics of pride
for the scholar quotes more than he must
because when he speaks he is ignorantly sure
that english still is the master of negotiations

an eloquent man is verily out-spoken
and he hopes to conquer the earth with words
that can swindle the illeterate just by grammar
is never by the means i will cognomerate a mans actions

i do not judge a soul by its mouth
because words are cheaper than coal
and it takes actions to rank up words
by the accomplishment of every word it has said

— emeka ozurumba, Nov 26, 2008

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Region, Country: Nigeria , abuja

Favorite Poets: christopher okigbo, wole soyinka, gabriel okara , odiah ofeimun- john keats, p.b shelley

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zarul

17 years 6 months ago

EMEKA

an adorable piece. bravo. HUG ZARUL
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easylife_2

17 years 6 months ago

This is good

Emeka,lets hope he proves them very well.
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 6 months ago

Good write

Emeka 'Eloquence' is apt for the title of this poem, but I am not sure if adding audacity makes it any better. Best wishes. T.