SOULFLAME MAGAZINE

  ATMOSPHERE FOR PERFORMANCE   The atmosphere of Dark Beat Dancer is entertaining, dramatic, cautionary, and reflective. The poem presents what appears to be an ordinary conversation, yet beneath the humor lies a serious warning about hidden lifestyles, hypocrisy, and the danger of one's secret identity being revealed publicly. The atmosphere moves between amusement and concern, leaving the reader both entertained and thoughtful . DARK BEAT DANCER Isambá Is a dark beat for dark dance And the best steps, the day flows. Wait! Aunty. Change that step! This is a church for God's sake. Hmm, Dear, blame not the dancer but the beat, It's a dark beat dear. Yea, but if the dark drummer produces dark beat, Can the dual dancer not select what works best? Dear, please help, I'm driving towards shame. The church knows me soon. "Dear, blame not the dancer but the beat" AUTHOR'S NOTES I wrote Dark Beat Dancer having thought of how certain habits, lifestyles, and secret p...

ATMOSPHERE FOR PERFORMANCE  The atmosphere of Tears of a Desperate Man is one of sorrow, reflection, emotion, and hope. The poem immerses the reader in the pain of heartbreak, rejection, and the difficult process of letting go. Through tears, fear, uncertainty, and emotional struggle, the speaker creates a mood of grief and loneliness. Despite its sadness, the poem is not entirely hopeless. Beneath the pain lies an atmosphere of faith, acceptance, and expectation. The speaker believes that time reveals hidden truths and that God ultimately knows what is best. This blend of sorrow and hope makes the poem both touching and comforting to readers who have experienced heartbreak or emotional loss. TEARS OF A DESPERATE MAN You shall sort with tears But shall never be heard Because the mind had gone far, For away to a land unknown. She has been part of me For years, and part of my soul Lies in her heart. But today, the 5th day of the second quarter, She has broken the bond Leaving me...

  ATMOSPHERE FOR PERFORMANCE  The atmosphere of the poem is one of caution, reflection, criticism, morality, and spiritual significance. The poem creates a sense of concern as it examines how gossip and uncontrolled speech gradually destroy relationships, families, communities, and even the spiritual life of the individual involved. FIRST SPEAKER He thinks more of another than himself. He's just concerned about every conversation. He was too small when he was supposed to shut up. He grew beyond advice- A true Auguste Comte. I knew he was going to be a gossiper Because he had no business. A playboy, a leisure fellow, Well-bred in an aristocratic pot Bore by the impaler (Vlad) Born by the very Queen of Sheba, The true imperial majesty. Close was he to deeds Than even the closest. He goes first To plant seeds of confusion. He merges the concern with the unconcern, The innocent to the guilty, The true to the untrue, The children to the parents, The parents to total strangers, The...

  ATMOSPHERE The atmosphere is reflective, philosophical, emotionally disturbing, luxurious, cautionary, and morally contemplative. The poem creates awareness about the emptiness hidden beneath worldly pleasures and social pride. MILES AWAY FROM LIFE Mother once said -  "If they are all beautiful, then you are in trouble,  You will never be a husband".  Solomon had them all  And later testify how inferior they were.  Remember Don Juan?  The Pro. Seducer? He had them at will. Noah was a bee  He drank the best of wine, the spirits.  He could tell the brand by it smell-  Yellow tail,  Casillero del Diablo,  Gallo family Vineyard,  He felt the true taste before they were born. Well, I've tasted Bugatti La Voiture Noire.  It's life outside the planet.  Life in Mercedes- Maybach 5650 Is stooling in the moon.  Story for the black!  The young man breath his last in the Amerigo Vespucci  Luxury life wasted...

    ATMOSPHERE The atmosphere is warm, emotional, reflective, affectionate, peaceful, and appreciative. The poem creates a deep sense of admiration for motherhood, discipline, humility, and responsible parenting. EUNICE TEDDY ESSIET Mother of six,  A woman of forty,  A dove, a cock.  Gently she walks as if she can't kill insects.  Away she ran far, shying away from conflict.  Her head is small  Her soul is gentle. In us is embedded her simplicity,  Some are mad anyway, and some good.  Never should it be said they weren't well-bred  Or they weren't well fed.  He who deviates knows the policy  That's my philosophy. Anything contrary is ignorant  Something wasn't said in the first place  And so, what must be, must be.  If only it were said, then the defaulter is mad.  Trust me, her generation is scared,  She deserves to be feared. Mother, my mother is the best of all, a good woman  But is yours t...