Chi’s Dissection - A collection of poems by Chieloka Uzokwe
Chieloka Uzokwe
Scaling through fire
A marionette pulling their own strings
back never faced to you,
I know never interesting to you
so I sell prime quality views
bend my whines and curve the truth
this image I made to your suit
cornered into my gaze
yet hiding sparkles
behind my eyes
I move how I please
appease to your needs
find ease as it seems to
birth a new me
far from thee
carrying venom in my pores,
to keep away from the touch
as my vow to protect
lays unwavering, a pact
signed with blood shed
sacrificed in the plague.
A furu m gi n’ anya (i see you in your eyes)
Lolo Obi m (priestess of my heart, my dreams/ my dear)
so I wave
to calm waters
broke the mould now I ponder
how can I love you
and all your wonder?
La Prima Fiamma (The first flame)
In that instant, the fire revived,
fuelled by Herself
the Source was innate.
Sitting in the abyss of chaos,
mislead by corrupted words,
contradicting paths slowly annihilated my flicker
Or at least tried
A new order was found to lead the lost
Refined the brine of my essence,
so I served myself the marinated products
Sweet nourishment
True nourishment
For the endless layers of my soul
Survived into living
Corazza (armour)
My teachings ripened on this cycle
Pain transpired like cyanide from mature cashew
Shell tougher than an armour
sheltering the sacred brine
My flame shall be set free when and where it’s right
Forged by herself
I got gifted this sword
To guard and honour my own
I was warned
To never mistake my shield
For an ornament of pride
Beware and respect the craft
Wield this gift in love i was told
So I cast my fear in exile
For as long as I hold this precious sword
Faithfulness is Sovereign
Danube
I lay here naked
stripped of facade
yet running from the mirror
the breeze so cold hit my bones
so in the privacy of my cove,
in the warmth of this fire
born from the friction of my tempers
I lay here naked.
Staring into this lake
of frozen waters,
still bright blue in reflection
fractals in the depths
reveal truths of pure origins
covered, concealed
in masks
I bought from souls I cross, yet cross me.
I stay still,
I lay here naked
as I softly peep through the veil,
whilst asking for permission
'will you let me in?'
As I vowed to
hold the look with no bias.
As I am,
I lay here naked
frozen waters now warm
my rivers still flow
as I lay here naked
in this dirt I rose
peeling the lie to be anything but who I chose.
As I lay here naked
hold me tight, don’t let me waver,
soothe my burning soul
in an instant, daintier will my presence be
As I lay here naked
in communion to be seen,
carried through motions
in my devotion for you
I lay here naked,
in hopes
this treasured hold will keep you afloat.
