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Africa's Soothing Bearing

AFRICA'S SOOTHING BEARING

The manifest of my anger
Is like a spontaneous outburst
An insidious unravel of accumulated grief
Patience tempted
A marvel to my chagrin
An itinerant tenant to my body
A shadow of myself long nurtured
Now hatched 

But your love is a panacea 
Your face an insignia of solemn peace
that quenches the fiery beast of my fury 

Your coiffure is a cynosure of your belonging 
Your skin, oh what finesse
Such blackness, a bold imprint of radiant Africa 

Oh, dear Ola
What nostalgia you bring me
With the stinging offer of your natural presence
The majesty of your gentle lithe
The fullness of your fleshy lips
An aura drenched in jungle's cologne
Those days the hunt was great 
And dinner promising 

Intercede dear messianic fellow
As an atonement for our docility 
For seeing you does steady my angry nerves

Copyright © Daniel Okpalifo | Year Posted 2018

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Date: 11/26/2024 8:13:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

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