Black and White Days
At three years old;
we freely hid from tree to tree,
and sneaked through under table to
table,
with snow smiles, filled with smells of
present, and a rainbow heart of
innocence, blinded with mountains of
curiosity and fountains of supreme
surprises.
Clowning and crowning was fully
allowed.
But frowning and crying was full
suppressed and disallowed.
Dreams were monochrome,
while responsibility was asleep.
Ambition was a joke,
while play was a gift of shift without
a fight.
Eze went to school with thorn school
uniform, without a pen, book and
school sandals, but still graduated
with flying laughter.
Tortoise could not trick the snail,
because they both live in a shell.
But it tricked the lion, by drowning
into its shell.
Kisses were meaningless, but still
served has the eyes of salvation.
While wildness was sweetness.
Danger was headless,
while envy had shortness of breath.
Ada and Obi's affectionate touches;
never stole away virginity.
Sooner they departed into growth
and found themselves in the paths of
modernization.
And Ada could no longer tell; if Obi is
still a boy. Because her trust has
rusted,
and she wonders, why did their eyes
met again in the rainbow lane of
maturity?
But she can't doubt God, the
Almighty master designer of
affection.
Because he has immortalized the
future,
and has wisely joined Obi and Ada
solely together, till eternity sleeps.
-Oloidi, Oluwafemi
*keep winning!*
Copyright © Femi Joey Oloidi | Year Posted 2013
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