I'Ll Die For You
when hunger howls & roars like lion
throwing rocks and pebbles at sun-drenched back
flipping its razor like fangs on helpless tummies
and striking with a devouring aplomb on defenceless intestines
i will thrust my head in between, recklessly
and die happily for you.
when dawn hastily runs and meets dusks
mind suffers as hypertension beats its devilish drum
reminding the pockets that emptiness is madness
a memory dead is brought alive to torment its bearer
agony painted the face with its beauty
because, i will die for you
when authority sent back children home
after endless whipping on their soft buttocks
allowing innocent tears to Cascade their saintful cheeks
for levies that levelled my moutainous hope to nothingness
i shall bald my head as a sacrifice to cement
because, i will die for you
i die in the morning, noon and night
i die blaming myself for my failures to meet your needs
i die seeking for solutions to end our woes
like a head abandoned by its body after a cut
i will fall & die for you, again & again
but if I may ask, will i live in your hearts?
Copyright © Ifeanyi Nwokeabia | Year Posted 2020
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