Who is Gerald Onyebuchi
A graduate of Microbiology, University of Ibadan Nigeria. I write poems on any theme and short stories. I am an avid reader of all sorts ...Read Full Biography of Gerald Onyebuchi
Gerald Onyebuchi Poems
- In The Rain
In the rain,
Where laughter and frown smeared our faces
As the pomegranate failed to bud.
And with shuddering kneels we carried the basket of uncertainty home ... - You Have Crossed The Rubicon
I was a young vine with leaves until you turned me into a pine.
A flowing river, then you seared me into a desert
I was the dazzling sun, a cynosure of many eyes, until you raped me of my iridescence.
The pride of many men, until you smeared me with lust. ... - It Became Our Story
Like a fable that never left the table were the
Words of the prophet
Swiftly, slowly, it became our story.
... - Raped Future
I see a dysfunctional future
Wailing in hunger. Many tongues scrabbling for a single bone
Living corpses pile the street.
I hear soothsayers boast in their ignorance and claim a stolen future ...