Poetry from Chimezie Ihekuna

Chimezie Ihekuna (Mr. Ben) Young Black man in a collared shirt and jeans resting his head on his hand. He's standing outside a building under an overhang.
Chimezie Ihekuna

What do I want?

Money, cars, houses?

Do I really want them?

Can I get them?

If yes, 

I live in the world of possibilities

I am very confident in my abilities

I chose not to dwell in the thought of uncertainties

So,

I want money to show the world my ambition isn’t funny

I want cars to show the world I’m on not day-dreaming on planet Mars

I want to own houses to show  the world I’m not  only about blouses

If no,

I find myself in a world of seeming impossibilities

I am apparently not confident in my capabilities

I am choosing to dwell in the thought of “realities”

So,

I don’t want money to avoid the world laughing funnily at my ambition

I don’t want cars to avoid showing the world how I could day-dream on planet Mars

I don’t want houses to avoid showing the world I’m about blouses.

Again, What do I want?

Cynicism

I always look forward to a health relationship

Yet, all of my efforts to to make it work become a mishap

I have always wanted to have a good companion

Yet, I have been entrapped by those interested in my onion

Moving up and about have I searched for true love

Yet, I have engaged those ripping off the good I am of

I have been assured not to give up in my search for the right one

Yet, I have been cheated on

I believe my relationship will work well

Yet, what it has brought me is hell

I have always thought that money makes relationship stronger

Yet, that made my intimacy weaker.

I have always wanted altruism

Yet, I have seen my life of relationship heading towards cynicism

The Valence Of Cynicism

                    (I)

With money, 

love from people comes around

People’s interest towards you abound

They want relationship with you

Their interest is hidden from your view

Some want  you to have intimacy with them

Their ‘want-back-in return’ you won’t condemn

When they are satisfied with they want,

they say outside your hearing what you are not.

You want to show altruism

But they depict Cynicism.

       (Ii)

Diogenes was a character of transparency

His mannerism was void of hypocrisy

The truth was exposing the lies of culture of humanity

Ancient Greek had its elitism off the reality

Living by the idea was an evidence

He gave the ideology of Cynicism a substance

The ancient Greek elite kept his activities in private 

 Diogenes’ lifestyle of copulation and defecation in public exposed his mate.

The double-standard cutture was typical among the elites.

Diogenes’ idea of Cynicism  unveiled the truth the less-considered minorities.

Iii)

Politicians are seen as great tools for change

But are concerned from what they to gain  the meagre wage

Politicians unveils to their subjects  what they want to hear

But ensure they utterly steer clear

Politicians encourage the use of vaccine shots

But they immune themselves from the faults.

Politicians appear to be selfless in service

But are really spineless-to the people in terms of importance

Politicians assure people change is on the way

But eventually leave them in dismay

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