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    Marriage: The Bonding Rituals

    Marriage:The Bonding Rituals. Give me your hind finger,for friendship’s sake. But, time saddled furiosly Friendship well cooked tastes love,sat and lingered. My heart to yours, intertwined Bright coloured àsò-oke and bubà sitting pretty on mortal bodies Twenty shekels lay helplessly…

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    Till Death Asunder

    Water for blood Sweat for sweat Together as one Covenant of two to one And one as two For better for worse Forever, till death asunder Heart and mind Soul and body Creation of generations That begins with…. Two nations…

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    Marriage: The Bonding Ritual.

    As Elohor and Wisdom walked down the aisle, they knew nothing and no one could tear them apart, not even Wisdom’s problematic mother and sister. This was an enormous commitment, a walk into fulfilling God’s purpose; marriage. Elohor was decked…

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    Marriage: The Bonding Rituals.

    Anene Chinyere Obioma. Title: Marriage: The Bonding Rituals. For the first time since I got married to Tony, I stood up to him, my face was filled with fear yet there was anger in my voice, and hatred filled my…

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    LIVE LONG LIFE!

    LIVE LONG LIFE! Life is an ephemeral journey Which one walks when rainy & sunny On the path, full of thorns that Pierce legs and hurt one’s heart. The road might be widely narrow And fill one’s heart with sorrow…

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    The Song of My Ovaries

    I made no whispers in the death of depths where I died Covered by layers of boundaries Against the lies of love and the wiles of romance But you heard a voice that didn’t call You followed a sound that…

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    Marriage- a bonding ritual

    As I sat in the dressing room few hours to my wedding ceremony I couldn’t stop staring at my engagement ring. The little twinkle from the emerald seems to be mocking my adamance just few years ago to never get…

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    The Bonding Ritual

    Welcome To the journey of braves A pathway where eyes may never look back….. Welcome to the Bonding of hearts Where friendship must pass through fire Where friendship must be welded to marriage… Oh! Spill the cup of oath upon…

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    The proposal

    The venue was at the beach, where the water carried waves to and fro. They climbed on the back of a donkey and took cute pictures that had coconut stems as their backgrounds. They also bought Suya and Shawarma from…

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    Depth

    Just like yesterday, We drank of the same bowl, El-Shaddai was there where men wait, Today we drink aloof And tomorrow we will take still If our lives still stand still. Just like yesterday, We shed blood together, On the…