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The Betrayal

Nkem Joseph-Palmer 1974 (Kaduna)

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In my Gethsemane, dewdrops do not see the sunlight
Although I reached beyond the watery void to improve my sight;
Faint shapes danced like  drunken dervishes; not there, yet slight.

It is my desire for you that sings that song, not I, not I...
Backed by reckless drumbeats that thread footsteps, to aid flailing arms reach the light.
Beckon to me beyond my might...
Please...
In my Gethsemane, I fold arms.

About this poem

The intersectionality between desire, acceptance, love and rejection is at thr heart of human interaction with nature and humanity. The place of betrayal occurs when the heart desires even though the head knows better and rejection lurks in the corner...

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Written on August 18, 2022

Submitted by nkemjp on August 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAA XAAXX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 407
Words 78
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 5
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Nkem is a spontaneous poet and has written several pieces over the years! He is inspired by Robert Frost, awed by T.S Eliot, and humbled by Shakespeare. He is the meeting point between Achebe and Soyinka. He melts at Chimamanda’s face… and dreams!! She is the melting point!! more…

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