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THE SELF - Abiola Bonuola
No one teaches one
how to build self
It has been
The greatest struggle
I have come to know
Kaptain Afrika
had sent several
books to guide
I am yet to reach
my perfection
after 24 years through
the electrical shocks of life
These thoughts
I have harboured after
I drank in too many philosophies
and ate too many stories
I staggered through thoughts
having unnecessary injuries
in my head
forgetting to watch self
Zapiro’s Zuma
called out to me
I glanced at him
and immediately
picked a good run
hoping I would get
home soon enough
But then I thought
what would I do
at home
If I do not face Zuma now
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