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I Have Failed One Life's Test

Granny and I lived in Bemeyills A land beyond the hills On a beautiful thatchy In a tract of a wild country She wanted me a life of bliss So she called me and told me all these She said event is a great lesson It tells us whom and what to jettison That, life most time TEST us Making things true appear false And things wrong appear right Maybe because of their radiant light She said life has many wonders untold But all that glitters is not gold That, many have failed life’s TEST So I should try and give it my best And never fall life’s pathetic victim Instead,be among the victorious team Many years later,I left the country Having come of age,I wanted to be free I had deep longing to taste pleasure To an extent beyond measure And those Granny words,that in my heart cleft Got pressured and they all left There, I met a cherubim With such beauty that I ‘ve never seen Beholding her arresting complexion My heart beat skipped without caution For the smooth perfection of her prow Was like the blossoms of a snow Of course, I stood still for a moment Watching her fine hairs that needed no enhancement Observing her white sparkling eyes My excitement couldn’t help but rise And seeing those enchanting pearly teeth Caused a jittery to my feet I moved and touched her shoulder Asking if her love was pledged to another She smiled and said her name A smile that put even the sun to shame For me,it was love at first sight It saved time,so I felt alright I quickly demanded for a kiss And she promised me “a moment of bliss” She again called it a “night of grace” And I tried hard to unravel that phrase But I just followed where she led And in a while,we lay warm on the bed Yea,we found ourselves in mutual ecstasy We were in reality,no more in fantasy I laid that night with Amanda But woke with a note that tore my heart asunder For she departed to a place unknown Abandoning me in the lurch all alone Deep anxiety rioted my head As I looked at what the note read “I gave all my heart to him But he made me a victim He gave me HIV/AIDS So am sorry to say we are now in same case” I felt the wind blowing and the waters raging Tears from my eyes were raining Oh! the glory of my prime has flown For life has indeed made me a clown To life’s ill side,I have been made a jest For I have failed one of life’s TEST

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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