Saturday 19 July 2014

REMINISCING HER CHAPTER ONE (AN ELERGY FOR STEPHANIE) SAMUEL OLUWATOBI OLATUNJI

 Reality rips our hearts
 Like thunder tearing the sky apart
 Unveiling the shards of a mirror
 A mirror of memorable moments.


We never imagined that your name
 Will equate a darkened dawn so soon.
 Memories of you have become
 Sprawling ashes in the shape of your
 footsteps
 On the beach of our hearts


We cannot let go of these memories
 Because somewhere between our
 conversation
 A comma or more brings back your voice
 Some periods reminds us of your fine face
 Every punctuation is pregnant with your presence


 Iku has successfully stolen a sparrow
 Under the blue-white garment of God
 Leaving us puzzled with questions
 Questions whose answers hide In the cubicle of God's heart.


 Although all i have is a poem, a farewell poem
 Share this elegaic communion with me
 As we await the breaking of the virginity of God's silence...

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