HEARTBREAK
I met a boy
whose smile permeated
through the sky like the sun,
I danced to the melody
of his words — lies
Come morning
I woke up to breakfast in bed
he waited on my beck and call
Like a butler, the perfect gentleman
I smiled the whole day
We held hands
as we strode through a garden
of daisies and he said “thy beauty
belongs in heaven” I melted like
an ice cream in summer
When midnight came
the clock chimed and I shed
the layers of hope that surged
into my heart to keep me full as
reality held open its arms
I fell into a labyrinth
of hope that tugs the strings
that bind the doors of my heart
as tears blur my Picasso who
painted my smile on a rainbow.
Kano, 2020
MY DOOM
My doom is the orange hue
that kisses the bed of night
as dawn is set to unveil
I lay askew in a bed of hope
but reality forced me to pick
my broken shards and slice open
my wrists as I stare at the stranger
in the mirror with a whose eyes depict
rage and misery
I stood straight smiling through
blurred vision as a river of crimson
flows freely from this pain
Life tugs at the twine that holds the
stitches that mar my heart’s walls
until a mirage of hope blooms like
a garden of orchards merely to be
plucked at like weeds
Now I’m left in solitude,
afraid to shed the layers that cover
my skin; this rough bark that bears
the seal of a shield which cowers
behind life’s cruel lessons
but when twilight clocks I could only
bask in its beauty as I watch the veil
of darkness descend onto my being.
Kano, 2020
Nadia is a graduate of Political Science and International Relations where she obtained her degree from International University of Africa, Sudan and a Masters degree from Cyprus International University. She dabbles in poetry ranging from pain loss and love. She enjoys a writing challenge and hopes to contribute a great deal to poetry communities.