A PERFECT MAN

Searching for a perfect man

A soul to love when I am far from home

When I look through life's window

I see him smiling and waving back at me

At night he leaves me joy that last the morning

The sky is blue where ever he takes me to

His eye is as beautiful as is voice of an angel

He got that grip that tells he would never let me fall

His kiss is of diamond I see through him all that's need to know

He doesn't speak much for his affection and love tells it all

I met him on a raining night, he rescued my heart

He carved in his heart my name and in my heart I did the same

A perfect man I found and ever since life is not the same

© Akan Udofia E.

I DON'T WANT TO FALL IN LOVE

I don’t want to fall in love with you

But there is something about you so magical

Like the breath in me, you I can't do without

Beautiful thoughts about you I can't let out

Last night when I saw you in a picture smiling

It felt like the sun was shining in my heart

I took a long stare at you and the world paused before you

I tried so hard but can’t figure how God made you so beautiful

A friend once told me that pictures can be deceptive

But the way you smile is so real, it made my heart skips

You are as pure as the morning stream

So I made a wish in my heart for you to forever keep

I once promised my heart not to fall in love again

But since I met you, life is no longer the same

When I told my heart I am in love with you, he smiled and said me too

Now we are both fond of you, and there is nothing anyone can do

I don't want to fall in love with you

So I close my eyes and prayed for a miracle

I smiled for God told me you are my dream come true

You are now finally in my heart to forever stay

For I wouldn't stop thinking about you every single day

© Akan Udofia E.

TRUST AND HAVE FAITH

Trust and have faith for every life there is a path

If you walk in the dark but believe, your heart will lead you a path

Problems are not meant to stop us but our dreams to achieve

In the grave, souls are lost due to doubt and unbelieves

Trust and have faith for tomorrow is another day

If the battle not won yesterday, it can be defeated today

Once upon a time hope was lost to the world

Jesus came our sake and shed His blood

For mankind every morning He gave freely his word

Trust and have faith for there is no other way

If you want the blessings of heaven your lives to forever stay

Angels are sent from heaven to watch over you and me

I have decided to draw near to God so he can draw to me

Trust and have faith for every day is a brand new day

Learn to forgive and forget a life of days in dismay

Love can’t be bought but can be nurtured deep in our heart

For the things you need in life, you've got every right

Trust and have faith and believe what the bible says

To be happy, we need to have a friend like Jesus all the way

Night will always fall in our lives but stars the cloud will make bright

And take away memories of neglects, pains and broken heart

For when the world is dark, a little faith will make our lives bright

©Akan Udofia E. 2014

ON MY KNEES

Darling, I can't explain the way you make me lose my mind

I swear I am so confused, it's driving me insane inside

I can't stay alone for a moment without thinking about you

The feelings I have for you permeate my body through

I have never thought love can drive a man deep into his heart

I have that urge never to let you out of my sight

Please allow me share with you how much a man's love taste

I will always make you mine, I dream of a life with you forever

Without you I am like a book without a cover

Babe I am ready to go down every day on my knees

Plead with you to understand how it feels

Hold my hands; I want to take you a place in a book I read

I swear my love for you will never be dead

I wouldn't want to lose all the feelings for you I had

It will cost forever for me to get my feet back

Life will be painful, sorry I can't imagine life without you

I will rather be with you and be a fool than lose you

This is how much I feel about you

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

WISHES

Wishes are like stars

Every wish made is a part of life hoped to fulfill

Stars is the reason the cloud is bright at night and beautiful

You've got to keep wishing everyday till they come true

A star falls each day, but a billion more left beneath the cloud

Dreams can be achieved, though it may take a while

In life, a wish can light up our path

Don't let anyone fool you to be weak

For wishes are desires we hope to achieve

You've got to believe in self

Believe in the things you are fighting for

Can you remember the last time the cloud a star cannot find?

It's impossible, for they made up the world around

The reason why God exist is the reason the star does

Stop fighting the feeling urging you to be strong

We consciously have a song hoped for to sing

It's what keep the mind and soul alive, and the spirit it drive

Make a wish today and let it shine like the stars and rise

Let every man see how much you can impact the world

And how important a wish can affect lives in the world if fulfilled

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

LONELY

I am so lonely and got no body

To call my own since you left me

Last night when you saw me

I pretended I was doing fine

But deep within my whole world is crashing

I am like a queen that has no use for her crown

You don't know what you did to me

It's was wrong when you said you were leaving me

You are a good guy and you deserve the best

I am sorry; I have no right to hurt your feelings

But please can you pick up the phone and call

I couldn't call because I don't have the courage to

I can't find the right words to say I am sorry

Please can you come back home

So we can finish what we both started

Since you left me my heart has been discarded

I promise to treat you as a king that you deserved

I am lonely and missed you badly

© Akan Udofia E.

I FOUND LOVE IN YOU

For a reason I am content

I wore a smile so deep within

This is strange; I haven't felt like this since kindergarten

I have not been able to find the right words to tell you how I feel

Though I might have told you a million times about my will

Text you a billion times more to express the depth of my love for you

Write you a novel; compose a poem dedicated to you

Still I will be missing a word that describes my emotions towards you

You are like a flower that blossoms season to season

Before we met I didn't believe in love, for I didn't have a reason

But since I met you, don't have those thoughts anymore

Because I have found love in you

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

POETRY IS LIKE MUSIC

Poetry is like music, it influence the inner thoughts of a man

It's the unsung words written in the heart of every man

There is a voice unseen which speaks to you and me

The same way the atmosphere submerged the body and mind

It flows in the vein and run through the brain

It sees through the heart, but the eyes sees only when it rain

If you listen, you'll find out the heart talks to you every second

Sometimes it whisper to your ears to ascertain you have heard

Just like music poetry is the feelings lock inside

It's the heart trying to tell the world that everything will be fine

Poetry is the heart wanting to share what she sees through you

She sees the fear and hate the world is going through

She sees the love and joy of a man and a woman in full

She understand the emotions of a mother to a son

She is nub because you never took time to listen but let her trust run

You are occupied with the burden of a world you can't influence

You never talk to her about the break ups, disappointments and pains 

She has always been with you, for she understand what you are going through

She wants you to trust her so she can also trust you

You've got to listen to the voice of the night and the silence of the sea

Listen to the wind, you will find there is a voice hidden inside you and me

For poetry is an unspoken word that wants to be free

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

You are beautiful, that I know is true
God was cautious and mindful when He created you
He gave you a hug and blessed you with His love
He gave you a piece of His beauty and calmness of a dove
As bright as the stars are it can't be compare to your smile
As far as the sky is to man, so do your glory fly
Your smile is as beautiful as the morning dew
It got that softness the heart can't resist of being subdue
Your lips are divine, it caress the body, mind and soul
Your eyes has a foresight of confidence and trust
For if life is aged, your tenderness will not be lost
When we met I knew my heart will no longer fall or be broken
The eyes foreseen your beauty and my heart completely taken
The lamp in my heart will forever burn for you
You are beautiful like an angel that I was knew

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

WILL YOU WAIT FOR ME?

Will you wait for me if I travel to the stars?

It's being long I wished to fulfill my dreams

I am going on a journey through the land of snow

So I can get you something worth more than gold

Though I can make it back in September

But can't seem to get all the things your heart desire

Crystal falls where I am going, want you to forever smile in your heart

I will travel through the valley of time

For you I am going to become a better man

Will you wait for me if I can't make it till December?

If I tell you am still chasing after my dreams

Will you keep your love all for me?

Until I hold you once again in my hands

Kiss your lips and feel the softness of your hands

I want to hold you in my heart while we walk by the beach at dawn

And light a lamp to keep our feelings inside warm

Stay with you forever together and make our world beautiful

Will you wait for me?

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

WORLD ABOVE THE CLOUD

There is a world so beautiful above the cloud

So peaceful with care, love and smile

It rains down grace for the earth not to starve

The wind blows beneath her, regrets and pains taken from our heart

Night and day of good memories as kindness spread over the sky

No graves, for death no life can have

Hugs and love, affection and kindness each day

A city of the cloud would be if man will welcome a new life today

A life of consciousness of God's love for mankind

Darkness taken from his heart and left in God's hand

A hand that gives hope, inspiration, oneness in spirit and eternal life

To live a new world promised of a new life

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

BELIEVE IN YOUSRELF

Believe in yourself and have faith in you

Believe in the things to be achieved in you

Faith takes a man places never imagined

A sea is deep and wide but the distance may can bridged

Life is borrowed, but can be lived satisfied

As heaven is real so does the will in you and I

As long there is a sun, hope can lift the spirit high

You can be a torch that light a path in the dark

Only when you believe in you will there be courage to fight

Courage to achieve all the things dreamt of inside

Life is a continuous perception of self

Man sometimes gets what he thinks the world has left

Or get more if believes he can cultivate the earth

Every difficulties and challenges has a threshold

As success toward life can be unfold

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

SOW A SEED

Have you ever thought of putting a smile on a strangers face?

Give arms to the blind begging on the street each day

Be a friend to a brother that's depressed and need someone to talk to

Find time to show love to orphans in the motherless home

Go to the prison and give hopes to the captive

Pray for a friend, a brother, a sister or a relative

When you make a promise, do you keep them?

Do you lend a helping hand when you come across someone in need?

How often do you have time to call or check up on a friend?

When you tell someone you love them,

Did you say it deeply out from your heart?

Are you fair when judging dispute between people?

Do you visit a neighbor who is sick and admitted at the hospital?

Spend time with her to show how much you care

How often do you call your parents to say thank you for taking care of you?

Do you often remember to thank and appreciate God for keeping you?

You've got to find time between life and work

Think soberly about the things you need to do

We've got the opportunity to show love to someone

We've got the privilege to help someone in need

We have to appreciate the things and people around us

No man can make it on his own without assistant and favors from God

Make time and get down on your knees, give thanks and appreciation to God

Find time out of your busy schedule and sow a seed

You can't tell how much you will be helping

To make the world a better place for you and me

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

SHEPHERD WITHOUT A FLOCK

A shepherd without a flock

Left on the hill sitting on the rock

Folks depending on me to feed

But I have got no sheep and got no meat

Like an outcast I wander into the desert

Thirsty to drink from the fullness of life and death

My eyes deemed of worries and starvation

With every breath in me I staggered under the sun

Troubled with thoughts of how to feed a nation?

When I can't turn a stone into bread

Shame, failure and disappointments

Bared as I journey on ahead

My visions are faint but something kept my heartbeat

It stroked me to look further down east

There I saw salvation, for it was blur at first as the weather

I pick my strength and pull them all together

For I found a lamb from heaven my needs He fed

I went back home wealthier, healthier and better

And bear with me the Lamb of God, the world to feed

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

IF I GIVE YOU MY HEART?

If I give you my heart what will you do with it?

Will you treasure it or let her wither and die?

Will you keep it to yourself or let her freely fly?

Will you keep her close but dearly to your heart?

Will you love her back with everything you've got?

Or let her be lonely for the rest of her life?

Will you take her with you wherever you go?

Or abandon her in a room without a window?

Will you allow her feelings to be broken?

Will you over the years her beauty forgotten?

Will you cuddle and keep her warm all through the night?

Or leave her in the cold without a shelter in the dark?

Will you share with her the things you treasure?

Will you treat her with kindness, care and affection?

Will you care for her like I have always appreciated you?

For I have got but one heart craved only for you

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

GOODBYE TOMORROW

The pains I can no longer bear

Loneliness embraced each year

The cloud above me every day is gray

Couldn't share the burden with you yesterday

The sky is out of reach, every effort void

You were never here when searching for a friend

I called out your name but a stranger you were to me

Now I leave the world to be cleansed of me

All my life, thought I could find love to stay

But hatred and strife increasing everyday

Yesterday I fought for, but everything is gone

I waited for a blue sky but never found the sun

Wished someone solves what misery my heart goes through

Wished the rain drown the worries, failures and woe

I couldn't see October, for she was further away from you

Life has been slow from birth, trees planted yet no dew

I am sorry; I never meant to go away at all

Just can't live in an obsolete world anymore

The world will not miss me; she made me wear a fragile smile

All the life I thought I had was all a lie

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

DREAMS

As kids we all had dreams

Stocked in our tender heads

Actors in our dreams

Leaders in our realms

Our hands, bread winners for some

The rest on platter of gold at home

At a tender age we dream big

In order to fit to the wig

We watched the cars in fleets 

As our eyes gazed at the streets

The red, the black and blue

The cost our heads never knew

Time passes like the fleet

As we strive to make ends meet

I achieved all my dreams with my tongue

Not knowing it'll hold me this long

My heart barely worried about my stomach

All I craved for was to make a mark

For everything we had, we shared together

Believing everything would last forever

I have been battling a million thought

What life is worth?

Did my dreams make a flight?

Did I forget the path of light?

I am pregnant of a dream

But I wish this life were like a film

Where the cast know their roles

And fly where ever their dream goes

(c) Akan Udofia E. 2014

Edited by Awa Chigozie Jerome

KISSED BY THE SUN

In my heart

I was desolate and thinking of you

It has been raining for days 

My feeling is cold without you

Wish you are here to conserve my heart

It is difficult spending the night alone

At noon, the day was glamorous

All I was thinking of is to be with you

I tried to comfort myself

But the feelings inside are blue

I greeted the sun while I went for a walk

He chuckles at me 

As he approached me on the sidewalk 

I was confused 

I did not intend to betray your trust

But while standing by the lawn today 

I was kissed by the sun

I had promised not to cheat on you

But I swear when he kissed me 

There was nothing I could do

All Risghtd Reserved (c) Akan Udofia 2014

IN THE EYES OF THE MOON

In the eyes of the moon

I see the calmness of the sea

I see beauty of the world as the night drift

The street dark with tiny crystal sparkling up to the sky

I can feel the whispers of the wind

Death and spirit resting by the chapel

I see life everywhere and can sense love from afar

I see traffic on the bridge and hear the baby crying in the dark

I see it raining in Africa and the crop waiting for the sun

I see a ship sailing through the pacific from dusk to dawn

I see family praying and thankful to God for a graceful day

I see the flowers in the garden and a dog baking in the park

I see a couple walking home holding hands

I see the evening fading away,

My eyes deemed after a night long awake

For in my heart I treasure the world God created

And giving me eyes it beauty to see

(c) Akan Udofia E. 2014

IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR WING

In the shadow of your wing I am protected

A place where the burden of the world can't breach

A place where there is no illness or death

A place where everyone is happy and no regret

The condemned run into your fortress and his pardon

For you give man joy where hope is abandon

In the shadow of your wing I am protected

There is fullness of joy, salvation and love

A place I can find peace, relief and kindness

There are no hindrances, failures or sadness

For all the things of this world your glory can't surpass

In the shadow of your wing I am protected

Enemies all around me my success they can't suppress

If it's raining heavily in my life, there is a place my burden can be ease

Ashes and hell cannot contain my joy

For if the world slip, I shall not fall

In your presence forever I will rejoice

(c) Akan Udofia E. 2014

I BRUISE EASILY

I bruise easily for you

My heart has a soft spot for you

I can't fulfill my dreams without you

Only you make my world beautiful

I bruise easily for you

My heart can't look for someone new

I want to spend the rest of my life with you

Will always love you even if the world takes me for a fool

I bruise easily for you

Without you in my life there will be no dew

I wouldn't be sane if someday I lose you

In my dreams all I pray for is to be with you

I bruise easily for you

I don't mind if for you I caught flu

As long the cloud above me is blue

In my heart I will still be thankful

I bruise easily for you

I can't count my feelings for you

No amount of pressure can change the way I think about you

I hope you understand this much as I do

I bruise easily for you

Please don't take me for granted for been crazily in love with you

Please don't hate me for having a crush on you

For thoughts of you makes the world around me magical

I bruise easily for you

I can't seem to take my mind of you

In my heart I want to hug and never leave you

For I will forever love you

(c) Akan Udofia E. 2014

DANCING IN THE RAIN

Tap, tap, tap, the sky cries as tears drop

Like lots of tiny pebbles thrown on a brick wall

As her tears submerged me, it rose my tentacles

The grasses excited beneath my feets

The trees clapping as they beckoned me into their midst

As it rains, it flows underneath the rocks

Slashing sounds of different tune like an organ

Playing for me to dance on and on

If you want to tag along, follow my steps?

One and two, one and two, lift your feet and spread your wings

Let the water flow through your vein

It is fun once you start dancing in the rain

I see my reflecting smiling back at me

My body soaked with the desire to dance on

Every step I take, the wind hallowed under my feet

I felt love as she rains and kisses my lips

And cuddled me with a sensation urging me not to stop

Dancing like a queen on the dance floor

The trees take a bow for it was a beautiful day

You've got to love it when it rains each day

It fills the word with love, calmness and hope

For the earth comes alive as it evolve

All Eights Reaeeved (c) Akan Udofia E. 2014

GHETTO

Life ain't easy growing up in the ghetto

People suffering, no foods, cloths or someone to turn to

Mama always told me to take life easy that she loves me

She hugs me every day as a reminder to love everyone around me

Son, she says, you've got to work hard to make a living

Going through college, getting a job wasn't easy from the beginning

So I went down on my knees and pray

God has a reason for watching over me

Every day I ask God for his plans towards me

I have been putting on the same clothes for years

Graduating out from college was only by his grace

The world doesn't regard me because of where I am from

I vowed in my life to do everything to prove the world wrong

I have got every right to leave a decent life

I used to trek the distance to hang out at my best friend's house

Every day my dreams grew stronger, I knew life can be as deserved

But I couldn't afford to take my girlfriend out,

For I wasn't able to give her the love she deserved

With holes in my shoes, I trend my way seeking for a job that's not lost

I read every book I could find, searching why life is difficult

I sat down one night crying and asked God what I have done

Why suffering for something I knew not when it occurred

I couldn't take care of mom and my little sister

But tried not to leave home without a smile in my hand

I had hope as a companion, only he knows where it hurt me most inside

My dreams are always around me, they remind me to put distractions aside

In the ghetto, we share everything we had together

Love was not scared for everyone was a brother

When it rains, I spent the whole night awake

Watching little drops find their way through my room in the dark

It's beautiful to have a dream, even when they are sometimes vogue

For out of this world, no man can breach the stars from shining above

For no matter what the world throws at me
In life someday the world is going to appreciate me

I am going to make it and fly so high

And look back at the world and smile

(c) Akan Udofia E. 2014

BLINDLY IN LOVE WITH YOU

The first time I met you seem like yesterday

I recall how pretty the pink dress looks on you

We were strangers from two different world

Yet we had a connection in our heart somehow

I couldn't helped not staring at you

Today I still can’t get used to you

I will still love you if someday the world passes away

For I fell like a child whenever with you

And can never get lost as long as I am around you

At a time when I didn't see you for months

I lost everything I had in the world within a month

Deep in my heart every day I prayed for a miracle

When I learnt you were back in town, I was so excited 

All of a sudden I noticed the weather was calm

I knew the sun was going to be brighter nowadays

For I had so much I wanted to tell you to forever stay

But time has is greedy; she rarely gives me the privilege

To show you the priceless portrait you drew in my heart

For it made the canvass forever beautiful in my heart 

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

EVERY NIGHT

Every night I lay down to sleep

I pray God send an angel my love for you to keep

You must have perceived my thoughts last night

That’s why you were smiling when you picked my call

I noticed you’re are like an angel in disguise

For my night always been with a smile

I feel so warm thinking about you

Did you notice the moon tonight?

It looks brighter and brand new like someone cast it a spell

Or maybe it’s because I fell in love with someone special

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOUR?

Ever since you came into my life

My life has never been the same

You have been walking in and out of my life

Never there when I needed you

I lay my emotions for your love to trade

You took them all for granted and never stayed

I tried many times to give you the recipe to my heart

But you have always been absent mined from the start

I introduced you to my home

I tried to offer you everything I own

But you never took cognizance or try to appreciate my efforts

Please I need you to do me a favor and pretend we never met

That I never had feelings for you

That all the uneasiness I had for you were all false

Don’t worry about me, I will be fine

My heart has never been tied to the end of a line

A mistake I made trading my heart for you

For my thought for you was pure

You were never straight with me at all

I think it’s time we say goodbye

As I look back at my ordeal and smile

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

HOW CAN I MAKE YOU BELIEVE ME?

 How can I make you believe me?How can I make you understand that I've tried?How can I wipe away those tears in your eyes?How can I stop making you cry?How can I make you see the truth in me?How can I get you to forgive me?How can I convince you that I still want kiss and hug you?How can I make you see how much I care?How can I win back the love and feelings in you?For life will never be beautiful without you How can I make you believe me?How can I bring back those pretty smile?How can I win back your heart?How can I convince you that I never want to hurt you?How can I show you that I've always wanted the best for you?How can I make you see that I still have feelings for you?How can I find the right word to tell you that I still love you?How can I make you realize that I missed you?For life will never be beautiful without you 

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

CRICKET IN THE ANTIQUE

I heard you singing through the night
You made the evening beautiful
And the grass resting for the night
Who could have thought you sing so well?
Like the daily bread man need in life to excel
You are as pretty as the angel sing
Wish I could understand the words you sing
I would stop by and listen as spent a beautiful day
Harbor you in my heart a friend to forever stay 

© Akan Udofia E. 2014

TRIBUTE TO DORA NKEM AKUNYILI

A poem Dedicated to Dora Akunyili, a great leader rare in Nigeria and a visionary

What can Nigerians say?
How much tears can we shed?
For greatly the earth grieved
Morning is no longer in our midst
Dust left in our heart never to be washed
You were a mother many never had
Always out with a good heart

All the roses plucked in our lives
Can never bring back your love, warm thoughts and affection in our lives
You were like a dove flying over an ocean
Your reflection echoes on all nations
You made our dreams come through
You chased our nightmares away
And selflessly fought for the less privileged and gave your pride away

Our hearts aren't big enough to contain your departure
For you were the cloud above our nation
You never doubted your leadership for our nation
And purged out the nemesis of a great nation, Nigeria
You left footprints uneasy to fill
For heaven your glory is degree
You have painted a picture in our heart
A priceless memory of the long and graceful life you had

I now believe in heroes, for you are as special as an angel
I could sense you smiling down from heaven
For you are finally in a place meant for angels
My only wish is someday I get to hug you
A long hug so the sun will never fade in my life
Rest in peace, for you fought a good fight and the enemy defected
Because of you a new Nigeria is created
Adieu our illustrious mother, sister and matron
For we love you from the depth of our heart but God loves you more

© Akan Udofia E. 2014