SPEECHLESS

Speechless, that's how you make me feel

Every day you somehow made my heart beautiful

When I am with you my heart get blown away

A diamond memory you left me since you came to stay

It’s impossible to be lonely a second since we met a rainy day

My temperature running high with fever of you

An ocean can't drown my happiness of thoughts for you

I am floating in your love inexplicable to let go

For I have consciously drank a portion of your love in my dream

The reason why the skies above me is blue

The reason why my heart is speechless when I think of you

© Akan Udofia E.

SINCE YOU WENT AWAY

Dedicated to a dear friend Mine Aragbate who lost her lovely sister on 20^th April, 2014. May her soul rest in peace.

You left my world without rain this day
The flowers in my heart are withering away
You are the stars that shine in my life; I am going to miss you
My heart's broken into pieces of memories of you
And the sky in my heart gray with thoughts of you
Since you went away I can’t sleep
I couldn't let go the love and hugs your left in my heart to bleed
Each morning when it dew I want to embrace you a smile
For life would be as beautiful if you had stay awhile
I have light you a thousand candles for you in my heart
That’s how much I missed you from the deep of my heart
For life has never been the same since she got separated from you
I missed you dearly and the beauty you left in me so true
Rest in peace my beloved Sister

© Akan Udofia E.

WALK ON BY

If one day you are walking by and see me crying
You don't need to stop by to check on how I am fending
I am only shedding tears for the mistakes I have done
And try to pick up the pieces so I can move on
Walk on by

You might see me sitting on the subway with my face down looking sad
Waiting for a train that's heading south
It's okay I need some time alone
To pour out the burdens troubling my heart and soul
Walk on by

You might be walking with an umbrella on
And approached me in the rain all soaked, cold and alone
Please, l just got my heart broken by my fiancé
I am in the rain maybe it will wash away my tears and pains
For I thought I fell in love for the right reasons
Walk on by

If you notice am depressed and looking pale
You feel concerned and want to lend a helping hand
Please walk away and don't bother
I have just been duped of my savings by a brother
I am just trying to get over it, if I can ever trust another
Walk on by

If you see me walking on the street disdain and frustrated
There is no need to come over to cheer me up for a friend
I am just trying to figure out the reasons why I have been working so hard for years
And can't afford a decent apartment for more than 5 years
Walk on by

If you see me at the park boarding a bus heading to the village
It because I have gotten fed up with the high cost of living in the city
I am going back home, I can't stand it anymore
Living a life with nothing to show for
Walk on by

If you see me sad and mournful and you feel like given me a hug
Please don't, I have just lost someone dear to me to sickness not long
I can't imagine how I could keep living in this world
I have just lost the very thing treasured in this world
Am mournful maybe the sun will shine again in my heart today
Walk on by

I am not trying to push you away from comforting me
Or from sharing in my pains as a friend that's dear to me
Walking by helps me meditate and get over the situations am going through
It gives me time alone to figure out how I can start life anew
Walk on by

© Akan Udofia E.