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    Reluctant Surrender and Other Poems
    Reluctant Surrender and Other Poems
    Reluctant Surrender and Other Poems
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    Reluctant Surrender and Other Poems

    By Franz Owano and Dan Ogada

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    Imagine yourself entranced in a dance. A startling yet introspective twirl into the inner self. Confronting unpleasant realities masked as metaphors. All while grappling to tame the fierce spirit residing in our capricious hearts. Like a soul set on fire simultaneously thawing in ice. Consumed by passion, depravity and spurts of virtue.

     A collection of poems scrutinizing the nature of love, addiction and other malevolent elements that make slaves out of men. Rendering one powerless as they succumb in slow, inevitable reluctant surrender.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWanderer's Path Publishers
    Release dateJul 27, 2023
    ISBN9798223337454
    Reluctant Surrender and Other Poems
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    Franz Owano

    Franz Owano is a medical doctor by profession who lives and works in Nairobi Kenya.He boasts of a body of works.He has penned 6 plays,a journal,2 novellas and a collection of short stories. He enjoys reading,writting and travelling in his free time.

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      Reluctant Surrender and Other Poems - Franz Owano

      Reluctant Surrender and other poems

      By Dan Ogada and Franz Owano

      ––––––––

      These poems are a work of fiction.

      Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      RELUCTANT SURENDER

      First edition. May 2023.

      Copyright© 2022.

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission.

      Design and Typography by James Kungu

      Published by Wanderer’s Path Publishers

      Email;wandererspathpublishers2023@gmail.com

      P.O Box 5232 – 00200

      Tel; 0726311659

      Nairobi Kenya

      The soul is a fountain and at times it overflows; hence the necessity for tears.

      Yvonne Atieno Ombija

      Dedication

      To all souls wrestling with addiction, love, loss and other drugs. May you find solace.

      Table of Contents

      1)Windmills-Dan Ogada

      2)Nightmares-Dan Ogada

      3)Amnesiac-Dan Ogada

      4)Cut and Slip-Dan Ogada

      5)The lingering vine-Franz Owano

      6)Hazard Analysis-Dan Ogada

      7)Self Destruct-Dan Ogada

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