Fare thee well

Prince Adewale Yakub Olajire

the epiphanies of life are enigmas
I miss you but find it hard to cry
it’s Pinocchio if I say I don’t try
I’m angry at death for making me
believe you were going to stay
the days all I had was you
the days we drank wine till late
from the first semester till the eighth
the taste of the foods you cooked
the choices you allowed me to make
that girl you said we looked good
together recently had a child for another
I haven’t been to Lagos since you left
I fear Agege may never be home again.
Zee and Ayo are forever under my watch

Tomide Abdul