Whispered echoes — Victor Offiong

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Whispered echoes

By the side of echelon of living
I camp with hope
Awaiting crumbs from the generals’
plates
Against my due rights –
O Abremuong! render me a chance
To gather in time the whispered
echoes
As I lay siege to the threshold.

Let measurement of my lofty experi-
ences
Trust in references
Along footprint of the masters
Let my voice bring out those mes-
sages
Of truth and love to every ear
Like a player in a play house
Before the watchers

Victor Offiong

EDITOR’S NOTE

Originally published in Citizen on 21 Mar 1994, p. 37. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation visible in the archived page.

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