by Manny Maurice Ekanem
Published on: May 14, 2007
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Type: Poetry

Chambered feet
Leaden legs
Weary eyes
Famished wrecks

Dusty skin
Parched throats
Dirty nails
Desperate blokes

Drifting moist
Distal trees
Spied afar
Oasis

Eager lunge
Fleeting foot
Straining cords
Tear a hoot

Mammoth splash
Gulping fast
Gurgling cry
“Safe at last!”


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