Substituted Poets Duel, Round 1: IBRAHIM YUSUF vs KOLAWOLE ENIFENI

NOTE;
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THEME: BLACK BLOOD

IBRAHIM YUSUF

Title:My Blood Is Not Black:

My blood is white,
symbol of peace,
I gather peace,
when it scatters, 
for the comfort of my Africa.

I blood is white,
symbol of love,
I water trees of love
in the vast land of Africa
for my people to eat
and quench the hunger of hate.

My blood is white,
I sing for unity,
in a high voice,
till I kill the sound of disunity,
in the whole land of Africa.

My blood is not black,
black is symbol of hate,
war and all that is bad.
My blood is white,
symbol of goodness.
My blood is not black! 

KOLAWOLE ENIFENI

TITLE; Black Blood:  My Brother

Cometh the run of a blackish flow,
The liquid beneath my breathe.

Nothing brings me joy than when I meet a brother–
A brother of my race,
A brother of the black blood–
A brother of Africa.

Mind aligned, I felt a gush,
All around in me,it felt like splash.
Was it the reddish, no leggy-walky blood?
Oh!  No and yes! It's my blood,
But being an African makes it black.

To you blood, I shall give a hand,
To you, I shall not let down,
To you blood,I shall do no evil.
The deepest black of my blood,
I shall cherish you.



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