Here Lies Poem by Uche Nwanze

Here lies a MORTAL whose invincibility is for immortality.

Here lies an ICON of whose wall of greatness couldn't be breached.

Here lies a COLOSSUS who stood like a rock in the face of daunting challenge.

Here lies a BEAUTIFUL SOUL, who put smiles
on everyone's long face.

Here lies an APOSTLE in the temple of Justice, who wrestled with every agent of
injustice.

Here lies a HERO who took on the bull by it's horn to ward off evil.

Here lies a LEADER who stooped down to clean others shoes.

Here lies an ALTRUIST whose milk of human kindness flows like the river Niger.

Here lies a CHAMPION who lost sleep, always had the back of the oppressed and
downtrodden.

Here lies a PEACEMAKER who always
held out the olive branch in the face of discord.

Here lies a GLADIATOR who took up the gauntlet in the theatre of life.

Here lies a CHARMER with the midas touch, he touched a million lives.

Here lies a PILLAR whose shoulder was broad for everyone to lean on.

Here lies an ADVOCATE who was a voice for the voiceless.

Here lies a FIDUS ACHATES who never turned a blind eye to a friend in need.

Here lies a MENTOR who always gave a listening ear to every cry for help.

Here lies a BENEFACTOR who toiled to feed a thousand mouths.

Here lies a COUNSEL who weaved words of advice so we'll never stray from the right path.

Here lies a SOLDIER who cut down every adversary of avarice.

Here lies a PUGILIST who knocked down
every challenge in the ring of life.

Here lies a PERFECTIONIST who had a distaste for every trace of average and
mediocrity.