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 © Onah Edwin | Year Posted 2016

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