I try so hard to write,
But my Pen's ink is so light,
So light that rather than your beauty paint,
Would only taint.
Because you're so dear,
I've employed great poets to gear,
The brightness of my weak pen,
To the paper before the month is ten.
Now I think I've got the vibes,
To put down for you a few lines,
They might not actually be my best,
Because you deserve more than the best.
You were so full of life,
Never engaged in a strife,
But now you're gone my dear,
I'm left with nothing but the pain to bear.
Night has become my comfort bed,
Ever since a convoy of mourners for you I led,
Morning has no hand to wipe my tears,
Neither does she have the heart to handle my fears.
Water from my eyes has become my best drink,
At the sight of it coffee won't blink.
Now guess what makes me look good,
Dark attires especially with a hood.
I guess my heart should stop pumping blood,
And start instead with tears like flood.
I no longer find comfort in bears,
You've gone a year but it seems like years.
Washing away your love is dumb,
'Cause it would only leave me numb.
Ever since you left for the sky,
On bed of tears I lie.
I forgot to tell you of my new friends,
They're so nice yet fiend,
Want and loneliness are their names,
Believe me they're cute Dames.
I'm trying to see a picture so blur
Of how you smile when mom says "ílè a ga ju e lo"
And the brightness of your teeth,
As you say "lai se pe e fe gbe mi si six feet"
But now you're in the great beyond,
Where we all belong.
You are in the great beneath,
Where you can't be unsheathe.
Come play with your big sister,
A game of love under the twinkling star,
Or do you prefer hide and seek?
You know I'd find you even when the night is bleak.
But why didn't you tell me you'd die,
So I would have prepared a nice goodbye,
In anticipation for this cruel cold night,
And at least get my farewell right.
Now your portrait's all I've got,
To cuddle and snuggle in my cot,
Tears of memory swim down my face,
As my heart yearn for you with a faster pace.
Looking back now at the days we shared,
And the pleasant times we spent.
I wish an hour to rent,
To tell you dear brother, that I cared.
*"ílè a ga ju e lo" means "you will be in trouble" (a kind of warning from parents)
*"lai se pe e fe gbe ni si six feet" means "when you won't bury me" (joking way of refusing the warning).
©DaTalent
Night has become my comfort bed,
Ever since a convoy of mourners for you I led,
Morning has no hand to wipe my tears,
Neither does she have the heart to handle my fears.
Water from my eyes has become my best drink,
At the sight of it coffee won't blink.
Now guess what makes me look good,
Dark attires especially with a hood.
I forgot to tell you of my new friends,
They're so nice yet fiend,
Want and loneliness are their names,
Believe me they're cute Dames.
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