WHAT HAPPENED

What happened?

To our giggles

To our tears

To our hugs

Oh your kiss, they did wonders to my cells

WHAT HAPPENED?

Our friendship

Our stories

Our curdles

Our stroll

Oh my pen, there is going to be a long walk on this paper

Oh my ink , there is enough to flow, until I know

WHAT HAPPENED?

You left me, didn’t you care

You played me, didn’t you know

You lied to me, didn’t you listen

You ruined my heart, didn’t you see

You took your love by force

Now I am at your door

I want to know, please tell me

WHAT HAPPENED?

REMIND ME

                                                      

 REMIND ME!

 Remind me to tell you what I saw

As I walked the streets in pains

As I saw children crying in hunger

Mothers hitting car glasses for help

As the drivers of these cars paid no attention

Policemen arresting innocent people

Just ask me what I saw

I shall tell you all without reservations

I will tell you how heavy my heart is

For the unpaid workers

Who moved around in peaceful protest

How they were beaten and humiliated

These things that I saw,

Please remind me to tell you

I shall narrate to you the expressions and reactions of these sad people I passed by

Even in my pain, I felt theirs.

FADING HOPE

                                  

FADING HOPE

I LAY ON MY BED IN PAINS

I TRY TO GET UP BUT THE PAIN HITS ME HARD

FINALLY I RISE ON MY FEET

IT THEN FEELS LIKE IT HAS DISAPPEARED

I TAKE A STEP AND THEN TWO

SO I WORE A SIGH OF RELIEF

I TAKE THE THIRD AND THEN THE FOURTH STEP

THE PAIN PRESSES ME DOWN TO THE GROUND

PLEASE GOD! MAKE THIS PAIN GO AWAY

I NEED A MEDIC

SOMEONE PLEASE CALL A MEDIC

IS ANYBODY THERE?

I AM HERE ALL ALONE

A BIRD PETCHES ON MY WINDOW

HEY LITTLE BIRDY, I CRIED

SOUND THE ALARM, TELL SOMEONE I AM DOWN

I DON’T WANT TO DIE OF THIS PAIN IN MY CHEST

THE BIRD FLEES AND I AWAIT HELP

 HOPEFUL

 My name is Stella oBIAGELI ONYENEKE AND this is my hobby .

SENTENCED BY LOVE

SENTENCED BY LOVE

THIS BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT DAY

I SAT ON THE FENCE WITH MY FRIEND

WHERE WE LAUGHED, SHARED

CONVERSED AND UNBURDENED OUR HEARTS

IN LOVE WE Lived OUR LIVES

O! HAPPINESS

I THOUGHT HE Loved AS I Loved

THEN I TURNED MY BACK

HE Scorned AND Stabbed ME IN THE BACK

AS I SLOWLY Faded AWAY

I WANTED JUST A GLIMPSE OF HIS EYES

BUT ALL I SAW WAS HATE AND MOCKERY

BETRAYAL

My name is Stella oBIAGELI ONYENEKE AND this is my hobby .

MY LIFE

MY LIFE 

My   life is cold and lonely

 People love me because I am homely

There is just no man to show

Only my family and friends know

All I want is someone to call mine

When I find, we shall pop a wine

I do all I can to put on my face a smile

Even though I know it will last for a while

Every day, I see lovers

So why can’t I be like others

May be something is missing

I just have not been able to reason

I should think and think twice

If I can’t unravel, I shall seek for an advice

Too much thinking they say can kill

It’s not my fault; it’s the way I feel

All my intentions and actions are kind

Should I say the good men are blind?

Now I am left in a dilemma

I need to talk to my mama

My name is Stella oBIAGELI ONYENEKE AND this is my hobby .

THE OLD

THE OLD

You look so old and peaceful

Your grey hair sparkles like a halo

Your eyes, like they will close in a second

You smile and I am captivated

The heart is covered with skin but I see through yours

I feel your joyful heart

Your words are full of hope

I see you and I want to grow old

You look so healthy and full of life

Who could tell your days are numbered here on earth

The clock ticks, as hours turn to days

You know you will leave us soon yet you are happy

I envy your energy and courage

I look at you from a distance and wish you would live forever

My name is Stella oBIAGELI ONYENEKE AND this is my hobby .