Always and forever

Always and Forever 

Life on the other side is better 

So we were told 

The people are lovelier 

Indeed the pastures; greener 

The stress; far lesser 

And everyone was a winner

We strived hard on this side of the world 

Inheriting with the stories; our fathers worries 

Our daily cry being that the sky cries 

And that at the sight of her tears 

The earth's heart softens 

We sent to the grave, life forms in the form of seeds 

And offered prayers for their ressurection 

For on that phenomena our lives depended

I am fed up of hearing stories 

My eyes and mouth have gotten envious of my ears 

I want to see the land of milk and honey 

I also want to tell stories about bags of money

A being with my features came to my homeland yesterday 

He had skin as pale as one sick 

And I could have sworn he spoke through his nose 

He matched the stories of the men on the other side 

And with him came the answers to my prayers 

A "rorry" to take as many men that wanted to go

I had already packed my bags; my mind made up 

All that remained was to break the good news to my childhood love

To tell her that I am traveling for us 

To promise to come back when I've made it.

As fate would have it she  knocked on my door 

But with her came a news bittersweet 

She was with child and stood to be disgraced 

Except of course I tie the nupital knot

Why will the maker fill my hands with salt in the marketplace

 for the bitter food at home 

And send the rain to visit my path home 

What will I do? 

Must I be made to choose?

"Set a man's house on fire", my dad once told me 

"And you will find out that which he loves"

I want to go to the land on the other side 

The brighter better side 

I want to see buildings as tall as mountains. 

And carry a pipe like the pale skinned man 

But I also want to forever be with her 

She turned to me with teary eyes 

With dismay written boldly on her face

She asked, 

"Are you going to abandon me"? 

Those words sent me down memory lane 

I remembered the first time I saw her 

Indeed it was the first moment when all other things; the other side included

Looked so petty 

I had never seen one so pretty 

The beauty of a smile rising on her face 

Put that of a rising sun to shame 

The sound of her laughter 

Like angelic music, gave me joy 

I remembered the joy I felt whenever because of me, her 32 shone 

"Always and forever" we both said in unison 

No other words needed to be said 

Only a foolish man will have this and go for that 

Why go searching for a land filled with gold ? 

When she had it in her heart in numerous folds 

Why go searching for a land of milk and honey?

When I get satisfaction everytime she laughs

Why go searching for something new?

When she, with her beautiful tantrums reveals new pages of love to me

Why go looking for something new?

When someone new already resided in her

Anene Ebubechukwu Anthony 

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