LOVE

Love, what a taskmaster you could be;
You embraced me with outstretched arms;
And stole the essence of my existence;
Leaving me deaf to the yearning of my environments;
Your lullaby was irresistible;
Addicted, I slept in your arms carelessly.

Not realizing I was lost in love;
Until the sea roared in a 'test';
And I woke up to sleepless nights;
Now draining my joy off its happiness;
Ugh! Your eyes rain me with love;
Alas, your heart hurts me perpetually.

I was tempted to distrust my trust but feared hurting you;
My heart swelled with anger but God melted it;
Yet these things meant nothing to you;
I hovered in this sea until grace craned me out of the mire;
My medal of honour was a heart bleeding to extinction;
Yelp I wished I never knew 'love'.

Love, you have eroded my self-control;
And brought out the child in me;
I would only wish this innocence passed the 'test';
Love, spare me this punishment and cruelty;
And look upon me graciously again;
For I plead to sleep again in your arms.


Emmanuel O. Lekwa (February 15, 2006)