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
The Soldier's Will

You can take all his weapon
But you can't take from him the spirit of a champion 

You can take his fellow brethren
But you can't take away from him his divine amen

You can take away his food
But you can't take away from him the knowledge of his hood

You can take away his health
But you can't take away from him the beauty of his eternal wealth

You can take away his frivolities
But you can't take away from him the fullness of his priorities

You can take from him the presence of wars
But you can't take away from him the ' 'eternality' of the cause

You can take away from him his meal
But you can't take away from him the Soldier's Will

My New Face of personality

My face is burnt;
Should I hurt my thought?
Fire tries to end my facial physicality;
Should I affect my reality?
I had no idea my face with experience such;
Should I negatively talk about it much?

I realized  beauty comes from within;
My facial look is just kidding;
When the need for character steps in

I realized my current facial condition is to make me reach a decision;
Separate the grains from the chaffs of my situation;
Appreciate a true friend and frown at a false companion.

Now...

It has motivated to smile in the face of life's hurdles
It has  inspired to surmount life struggles
It has courageously positioned me to always stand tall
It has amazingly strengthened me to see direction, despite a standing wall
It has helped me define character in a proper perspective
It has shown me why focus should be my prerogative.

Though my face was burnt, causing facial deformity but...

My facial deformity is not up for mockery;
It is a situation that makes a good story
My facial deformity is not up for ridicule;
It is a situation that makes a good life riddle
My facial deformity is not up for caricature
It is a situation that makes the building-up of an amazing creature