We stayed there
Stood still whilst it ate us whole
Frozen from fear
We transfused blood from heart’s turned cold
So it was, when we tried to move
We broke a leg
Luck was scarce, optimism far removed
Eyes filled with hope stalled. Dead
Run, lover run
And don’t look back
For fear of becoming stone
The brown of my eyes now coal-black
And the chills from the night causing a quake in my bones
Run, let the wind carry you
Trade the heat for the chill
Let the harmattan mimic the winter in my sternum
Will I ever love you? Maybe when the ink dries from the quill
Or when the leaves turn ember with reckless abandon
Warri is just like Seattle this time of year
So Run, it will rain and it will turn to snow
it will feed the forest giving you more grass to sheer
And erase the drought you used to know
There’s ice, staring intently at my chest
Ice turning joints black and ruining feet
So run, set your heels to haste
The rains will not cease until we’re beneath
Run fast, far
For it comes swiftly
Emasculating
Leaving you wanting
Come hither
Hold on
Lest you fall
The ride is turbulent
Dangerous inconsistency
Do not run
Stay
Grab my hand
See through my eyes
It’s the fire, warm
To thaw your frozen ribcage
Hope a little longer
Fear not
Let go
Let the rains drench you
Hold still
Drown
The way up is down
Perfection is not promised
Wholeness in losing yourself to me
Don’t run, stand in the rains with me.
I’m a writer when I’m not busy with engineering stuff, I have an unhealthy love for Fanta and dodo even up to combining them, I talk as quickly as I think and I think the garden of Eden was in Black and white
