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​The Weaver

1/6/2022

11 Comments

 
By Pius Daniel
have
     you seen the 
              way God makes
                         a sickler?
                                 he weaves 
                                    their soul, 
                                       a loop 
                                        at a time,
                                           passing 
                                            each line into 
                                             every hole, 
                                                but he 
                                                 forgets to 
                                                pull at the
                                               end, 
                                              so each 
                                           done-soul 
                                         doesn't get taut. 
                                      now we watch 
                                  them loose 
                               with every 
                           visit to 
                      the hospital 
                 till they
          become 
     totally 
  un
done. 
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Writer’s Biography
Pius Daniel is a content writer and an undergraduate at the University of Benin, where he studies English and Literature. He sees writing as an adventure where he can fit into different stories. His work has appeared in SprinNG's 'Why I Write’ anthology. When he isn't writing, he is either arguing with friends or watching YouTube videos or movies. 
11 Comments
Adebiyi Ayobami Idris
2/6/2022 02:52:08 pm

Nice writeup, keep it up

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Pius Daniel
30/6/2022 11:20:58 pm

I am glad you love it. Thanks

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Esthere
4/6/2022 06:35:22 pm

Insightful!
Beautifully written!
Food for thoughts, it has given me.
Thanks Writer

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Pius Daniel
30/6/2022 11:22:00 pm

Thank you so much for reading through and I am glad you enjoyed it

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Mokwe Victor
7/6/2022 11:44:30 pm

Lovely piece 👌

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Onyinyechukwu
8/6/2022 05:36:18 pm

Wow! This is beautiful ❤️. Each linr made sense.

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Blessing Olayinka
10/6/2022 01:05:41 am

This poem is based on sickle cell anaemia, and beautifully enough, the poet composed it in the c form, the way the sickler's cells are.
The poet puts the praise and blame yo God for creating some people wholly while others struggle to live..


I love it all through, it's my first time seeing an imagery yet great lines, but it could have been better if he suggested solutions to the sickle cell health problem.

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Esthere
12/6/2022 03:09:34 pm

I never knew there was anything called C- form in poetry 😅 now I know! Thanks
Please solutions like what? If I may ask?

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Zainab
13/6/2022 03:54:25 pm

First thing about this poem is the crescent shape, depicting the red blood cell of a sickle cell anaemia patient. And as I kept on reading, it created the imagery of something being formed by strands and loose ends being abandoned. I love how precise the poem was, and beautiful.

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Olamide Ojediran
20/6/2022 09:51:50 am

This is an honest poem and it tells the struggles of a sickler. Having lost people to the Sickle cell disease, this poem makes me a bit emotional. And it made me a smile too.
Well done Pius Daniel

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Solomon Timothy Hamza link
23/6/2022 05:26:01 am

A profound poem keeps you spell bound for a while, tugging at your imagination. This is exactly what the poet's work did to me. The crescent shaped pattern he used drew me into reading the poem and the message left me poetically nourished.
the poet to me is kinda questioning God in the loopholes in His creation which resulted to having sickle cell Anaemia patient who are constantly at the doctor's bay.
More awareness should be created on educating people about the dangers of sickle cell. It's real & it has stolen a lot of dreams. This I think should have been passed across in the poet's message.

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