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Dark Clouds
Dark clouds hover over us lately
one of such has cleared – Iberiberism.
When we were about to enjoy blue skies again,
another cloud sets in – Hopeism.
With faith borne out of decades of resilience
in due time this too will clear
“How can you be confident about this outcome?”
Weather-beaten optimism asks,
we’ve overcome adversities – Otokoto in 1996.
We’ll do it again
these dark clouds will blow over
Imo is bullish on Hope, on bouncing back.
Copyright © Ugo Nkwoala | Spilledwoords | 2020
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