'YOU HAVE MY HEART' (a poem by Antoni Chidera)

If I hide my face from the sun

You'd know my legs itch to run

For wouldn't breath be but a clock

If I dare not gaze upon thy love?

You have my heart

Captur'd in the realm of thy arms

Tis thine to own and take

Tis thine to break...

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'We' is one of the 5 poems shortlisted for the 2nd voting round in the  Season 3 of the #PulseStudentPoetry Prize announced on 3rd of June 2014.

After this round, the poet who secures the most votes will take home our Lenovo ThinkPad and join Season 1 winner Madu Chisom Kingdavid and Season 2 Winner,  Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau, in the #PulseStudentPoetry Hall of Fame.

If you want to READ all the shortlisted poem, click HERE or locate them in the related posts section.

HELP your favorite poet win by giving a Like, leaving a Comment or Sharing to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - each of counts as a vote.

When you share, remember to use the tag #PulseStudentPoetry on Twitter and Instagram and also mention @PulseNigeria247 so that they can be tracked and added to the poets' points.

POSTING IRRELEVANT COMMENTS MAY LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION!!

NOTE: The winning poem/poet will be selected by the AUDIENCE: the total number of Likes (Facebook and Instagram), Shares, Tweets, Retweets and Comments posted on the poem, will be taken into consideration.

For those who are not contesting in this season, or those that did not make this shortlist, know that it is not over yet. The contest will continue in Season 4 which will starts on Wednesday July 2, 2014.

So your Lenovo laptop is still here, waiting for you to make the move!

Just keep your ears to the ground for the announcement and you just might be on the winning train sooner than you think!

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