Before now, I loved you
You’ve been a sun
before the sky became empty.
Your beauty and character
Mix boldness with conscience.
Now, I cannot tell where lies my line.
Just your words and wills
Drove me into doubts I never had.
Until both pierced my heart,
Broke my veins,
now I can count my blood.
You’re fair and bright, in many colours.
Admired by those who never knew you.
Your exes are split, made, or marred.
But you are not
the warmspring at Ikogosi.
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Before now, I have loved you
Your mood swings, your soul oscillates
Like the Laodecian bride
Neither here or there, can I be?
Let me look at some Ebonies
With blue eyelashes, green dotted stud;
Crowd of caramel covered charities.
I heard their skin is oiled
with grease beyond their elbows.
Your mood moulds men’s minds.
Your words wear women’s wishes.
Which wool would wear off
Fastening fingers for fear of foes?
Before now, I have loved you...
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