I insisted when you made me your shadow
Because I would hide under your shade in the autumn season
That evergreen tree, I envied in the rain and the sun.

Relentlessly warm, even though when winter came,
Snow hung on the branches like fruits and I said no!
To the voice of deception.

One of us was a rainbow, because somebody appeared to put one’s tears to a halt
One of us was a Jesus, because somebody calmed the wind in each other’s lives
Nobody said ‘no’ whenever we had agreed to fall for each other
Love sprung from an oasis that knew no desert nor drought,

I was yours, you was mine
We was us, and nothing could tear our virgin love apart
Not even peer pressure nor seduction nor a third man standing
Was strong enough to bring the house down.

Jezebel called one night and said; “love’s just a weak rendition of a song sung by a dying Valentine”
And I almost gave up on love and all that’s related to it
Before I tried to create a new playlist of fast music
That would sync with the fast track living we’re all failing to enjoy

That misconception poked my eye and I became blind and illuminated
An illuminati, I had just become with my own opinion
Peculiar to the mediocre
But that wasn’t the truth to set nobody free...

Once upon a time,
I held your phone and opened every message without fear of the unknown
For I knew all, I had seen all, my ears were satiated with all
But...

Names began popping in my head like, who’s who?
But with no answers, and grievances were conceived by
Mistrust and fight begat hate and hate begat family reunions,
Less one family member.

The obituary should’ve been there in the newspaper
But, I guess the editor decided to keep it a secret, for the sake
Of you and me...

And our families?
What about our families?
It’s not as if, they knew not what took place and besides that,
There’s nothing new under the sun.

So, where are you now?
I’ve searched everywhere but in vain
Turn your back against time and walk back to us,

Could you be dead?