Sometimes I try to picture myself
Amidst life sailing through a subtle river
At times I wait effortlessly
In the mist of a raging storm fiercely totting me
The search for a purpose, seemingly
Endless even unto my dying breath
Several doors broken and severely damaged but not one
When there is a will, a door is left ajar to enter
Maybe the shattered mirror lying on the cabin floor
Same as the one I see in my old coffee cup is
The one build on a fragile wooden frame
Maybe the rain washed
Window blind got entangled in the storm
Or maybe I am just a Polaroid
Living in a state of obliviousness
As I take one step backward to retraced the heart
To find my self
Rain brought traces of hope that I shouldn't lose myself
That the need of self actualization in life is but a strong vendetta!!!
©Akan Udofia ...7th May, 2018
I found out a long time ago
I was not good enough for you
But somewhere in my heart
Soberly I hoped it is not true
Last time I saw you
I was relieved you are not yet taken
No one can withstand a thousand fall
An emotion shattered into pieces
You are my greatest weakness
The love I found in you cannot be tamed
Please Jossette, don't let me go
I have got no where else to turn to
I promise to be good lad
Pick up the groceries, run errands for you
The love I have for you is real
It going to stand forever
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Driven not to stay is compassion
Happiness out of motion
Darkness covers the sky
As tears blot the eye
There is nothing to lean on
The sun is stolen
Blood stain lying on the floor
Crippling underneath the living room door
I see a lifeless body lying on the floor
Shattered glasses and weapon of plough
Someone took an angry knife
And halted a human life
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