When you cry, it'll always be tears of joy
When you smile, I'll be the reason for your high
When you dream, it'll be of you and I
When you laugh, my laugh will never be far behind
When you sing, it'll be our favourite song
When you reach, its my hand you'll find
When you fall down, I'll be there to raise you high
When you frown, my call will turn it around
When in moments of silence, it'll be me living in your thoughts
When it all seems in vain, together we'll bear the pain
When you are hurt, I'll be there to kiss it better
When you pray, it'll be of love forever
When you jump, I'll be right there beside you
When you hope, I'll make sure the future comes to you
When you feel weak, I'll be that strong shoulder to hold on to
When you are full of belief, I'll be encouraged too
When times are tough, I'll be with you through the rough
When you need a friend to lean on, I'll be the one you look to
When you're standing there in that white gown, I'll be holding your hand saying I do
When you're by my side, I can see through the cloud
When you look into my eyes, I'll be dreaming out loud
9 comments:
Chiedu, you write well.
This brother is a fine poet.
Hi
Cheers guys, thanks for reading my work.
good write up bro... good one
The Excessive Romanticism of the Continent
Every nation falls the first time
And after falling many falls again
Even today when we should learn
We fall instead, we fail instead
We falter at every step
Today we ponder and
It is impossible to tell
How Africa would have turned out
With or without slavery and colonialism
"I have no future."
That is what they think
And who is to blame them
When the people came at you
Others of other ethnicity
Coming for your head
The fashion to blame slavery and colonialism
Considering also the history of the continent
Now I ask…for which of these you do
Condemn our country people?
Like Rwanda , every nation falls the first time
And after falling they will fall again
Each has its fair share of historical-unavoidable
Even today when they should learn
They fall instead, they fail instead
Like Africa uncertain at every step
Look at the vision of one privileged right
A right to kill or be killed
Choose they say’ or you fall.
It is too much to take
Considering the fate of other African
Black peoples in other continents
Who believe that the time to move on
has long gone out of our hand
Look at the people’s vision of the future
The blacks still in Africa
The staring faces born of fear
The scorning laughs of other nation
Looking at them involves a tremendously delay
A setback toward sorrow
For a continent that once caused
The days of Massa slavery
I can write of the detail, burned, and dissolved,
And broken off in poetic flight
Lest we forget this is an accusing poetry
Words that gets its energy from all
the suppressed memory
of ethnic racism in African history
The article below inspired this poetry
“Almost forty years after most African countries gained independence, the continent continues to have a striking resemblance to the Africa of the 18th and 19th century. Any wonder then that some commentators have insinuated that the continent was better off colonized. Indeed, in one country after another, the conditions are similar --similarities that are manifested in low quality of life. In virtually every country, the average African has been betrayed by the intellectual class, the military cadre, and by the civil society (selling out to the oligarchy and to foreign agents).
For Africa to advance, certain unorthodox steps have to be taken. The suggestions here can be improved upon. However, one must take into consideration the fact that for more than forty years, all types of paradigms and approaches have been rendered and tried to no avail. It is time to think and act unconventionally. Trepidation will not help. Fear will not help. Dithering will not help. And neither will the little-little things. It is time to be bold. It is time to think of our countries as ours, to think of our continent as ours -- as our personal domain.” (Sabidde@gmail.com, Howard University , Washington DC ,)
From poet to poet, fine work you have displayed. I am interested in reading more and adding your blog to my blogroll. Let me know if interested.
Chiedu, my eyes go misty even as I read this... U are good. and it so great that u can convey ur thots in such a manner. u connect with ur readers and it is draws a picture into the mind. really cool I must say. really cool.
Thanks Charles, please go ahead and add my blog to your blog roll. im going to be more active on the blogger scene from now on.
ah cheers Bolanle, thank you, im so happy that you found my words, and that you understood the emotion i was trying to convey.thank you very much for your comment.
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