LETS TALK ABOUT LOVE

Love is a bond

Which has made you fond

Of our differences

All my heart sees

Is you who I live with

Which I love every bit

Love is a judge

Settles our disputes leaving no grudge

An unadulterated love

My heart wants to serve

Let’s talk about agape one

Which my heart has won

From a father and friend

My beginning and end

Love is a medicine

Which no eyes have seen

From teen age

To worn out stage

Love is a catalyst

That tries to put smiles at least

© Akan Udofia E.

Edited by Awa Chigozie Jerome

I WILL RATHER BE POOR

I will rather be poor than rule with an unjust king

I will rather be poor and live gracefully

Be a slave to my families, friends and neighbors

Than be wealthy, troubled, perplexed and restless with no one to turn to

I will rather get paid a minimum wage befitting a hardworking man

Live and die peacefully than get my heart nailed to a stick

I will rather be poor and walk by the street blindfolded

Not being scared of closing my eyes even when am walking in the dark

Have a good heart, a sane mind not troubled by my ordeals

Than be rich, worried, tormented and regretful of my doings

And be chased by my own shadow

I will rather be poor and be proud of the life i am living

Be a good example to my children and to the society

Work harder to affect lives and leave behind good memories

I will rather be poor and leave this world the same way i came

Free, happy, peaceful and with a grateful heart

 © Akan Udofia E.

I WILL BE THERE

If the night is cold and your sleep gone

You need someone to hold your hands and keep you warm

I will be there

If for some reason you heart got broken and you want to cry

You need a shoulder that you can rely

I will be there

If one night you got a call that you've lost a dear one

Don't beat yourself up, for comfort and love is not gone

I will be there

If you get to the office one morning

And got a letter that you're fired

Its okay, you don't have to worry to take care of you until you are hired

I will be there

If someday you feel lonely and need someone to talk to

I am always not be far from you to talk to

I will be there

If you are depressed, sad and feeling blue

You need someone over to take you out and make your night beautiful

I will be there

If you have a problem you need someone to share with

I have got you covered; you have me to share them with

I will be there

I might not be there with you all through the night

But if you are down and need a friend whom you can trust

I will be there 

© Akan Udofia E.