POEMS WITH RUKENNY

LET ME LOVE YOU

The first time I kissed you

The stimulus left you shocked

And whenever I touched you

It left your eyes in tears

You have never felt loved

Not for once

All you've ever known is pain

Peppered with resentment

For something I couldn't explain

Nor could I fathom.

That share,

Shut the door of your heart

Everyone became a stranger

That is not welcome into its abode.

I can only imagine

What you might have been through

The height of pain inflicted on you

And the countless times you've pushed love away

But I'm here to change all of that

If only you'll let me into your heart.

Let me love you

Let me be your gentleman

To rewrite your pains

And make you smile again

Let me show you what it means to be loved

And you'll find home in my love.

I am no player

To play soccer with your heart

And dribble you with lies

I am here to love you for real.

Let me be the man you want

Never to inflict hurt

I'll love you more than life itself

That's how special you are

Wouldn't you let me in?

I'm at the door of your heart

Waiting,

Knocking,

And I won't stop until you open up

And let me in.

©RUKENNY

Esther Kalu Ndidi also known as Rukenny is budding poet, short story writer, content writer, freelance writer and journalist who explores her love for writing with the scribbles from her heart, with the aim of impacting positive change. She is a student of Mass Communication in Yaba College of Technology, Lagos