POEMS WITH RUKENNY

WHERE WERE THEY?

Where were they?

When my pillow

Was the only listening ear

That knew my pains

And absorbed my tears every night.

Where were they?

When I bathed daily with tears

And love was my greatest fear?

Nursing heartbreaks

That leaves my eyes awake.

Where were they?

When my smile was a façade

Of the hurt love had made

You gave me a reason to live again

And you kissed away my pain.

Where were they?

When I was at the verge of signing a contract with death

But you filled me up with breath.

You taught me to love again

My sanity you made me regain.

You came,

And loved me despite what I became

You took every piece of my heart

Knitted the shreds together

And promised we’ll never be apart.

Now they say

You have me hypnotized

And that’s why I make you prioritized

They said I should leave you

That we’re not compatible too.

They don’t like you

Because they can’t understand

They say you’re not good enough

Because they can’t comprehend

Why our love has stood the test of time.

©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