<body><p></p>TITLE: DECEMBER BEGINS THE NEW YEAR<br>
AUTHOR: BILLYHADIAT TAOFEEQOH ADEOLA<br>
GENRE: POETRY<br>
NO. OF PAGES: 26<br>
YEAR: 2020
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<p style="text-align: center;">The world is<br>
On bended knees.<br>
Be more than a flower;<br>
Soft, fragile and chic.<br>
Be steadfast like mountains<br>
and deep like the Amazon .<br>
Dance like the storm<br>
Hold dignity in your bones,<br>
Hold your identity like a flag<br>
And if anyone tries to eclipse your light,<br>
Wave it in their face.</p>
<h3 style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;">— Billyhadiat Taofeeqoh Adeola</h3>
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<p style="text-align: right;">Billyhadiat Taofeeqoh Adeola is Nigerian mandala artist and poet. Her poetry, which she describes as an attempt to speak the patterns, shapes and components she loves into words, features an interaction of various themes. When she is not writing and or creating art, she is sharing laughs over memes and other mimesis with her fans. Billyhadiat writes from the golden rust-city of Ibadan. She is @taophyqoh_khayr on Twitter and @Tawfiqah_ on Instagram.</p>
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