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DO NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH A POET by Jonah Okpabi . Do not fall in love with a Poet Poets are poor Their pockets are empty Above all they are liars They tell you words with a different meaning They tell you that you are beautiful when you know that you are ugly Sometimes they call you a beautiful beast So my dear friend Do not fall in love with a Poet . Poets are so emotional They pour out their tears on a piece of paper They can find different meanings to every word you say Above all Poets are liars They can smile when they are sad They can weep when they are happy They can sing a love song when their hearts are broken You cannot know when a Poet is hungry You do not know when his pocket is empty So my dear friend Do not fall in love with a Poet . Some people think Poets are beggars Cause they can wear one cloth all year round Some can stay days without food So my dear friend Do not fall in love with a Poet . Poets can abandon the fine scenery and the magnificent edifice of the city for an obscure environment Some choose to live on a mountain Some in a cave Some in the garden Some in the thickest part of the forest Some at the waterfront and spend hours starring at the tide Some gaze at the flying birds without saying a word While some want to stay in the world all alone So my dear friend Do not fall in love with a Poet . Poets do not love what everyone loves They find beauty in useless things Above all Poets are poor Yes they make you believe they are poor But they don't want to believe that they are liars You can demand money from a Poet and he will write you some cryptic words So my dear friend Do not fall in love with a Poet . There are Poets and there are Poets Some with long hairs and some gone bald Some with long beards while some are beardless So my dear friend If you must fall in love with a Poet Think of the above I am a Poet ... (C) Jonah Okpabi 22/12/2017
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