Poem – Amaka Akinteye

Poems

Shout me down, ridicule me, intimidate me, offend me, call me names Remind me of my inabilities, remind me...

Your heart, your space, your life It’s yours kept it clean, keep it free Only the right occupants can...

You envisioned creating Your clone Designed from dust and water Carved to mimic Your shadows Yet no life no...

When time ticks, time soars When days tick years roll When years arrive it’s a birthday Could it define...

Could it be one that drains value? Slyish cordiality gainfully zapping love Stepping in and out of allies shadows ...

Running from left to right Staring into the ceiling Counting invisible sheep Is it the quest to shine and...

I said it, the three power phrase I finally spat it out of my rusty guts For the days...

So fickle and mysterious Unapologetic and proud Decides its own adventures Embracing and lashing simultaneously Drilling holes in hearts...

Sitting with jaws dropping, stunned Lying awake with flashes of regret After the worries, it’s just you and me...

The landscape of her heart is occupied with illusions and imageries Pallets of pressures make her dreams unborn, Her...

Once in life we are born into the world Once in life we are toddlers Once in life we...

He has spoken, He will do it His words are undeniably powerful He does what He says He will...