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