How can I command my eyes
to avert their gaze when you pass by?
How do I barricade my heart,
keeping it steady against thoughts of you all day?
Can I silence my ears
to your name echoing wherever I turn,
pervaded by your infectious laughter?
Tell me, how to restrain my fingers
from reaching out as you stroll past?
Is there a way to mask my senses,
so I do not catch the sweetness of your presence
and anticipate your every move?
How do I cease acting like a ‘Mumu’
whenever your voice graces my phone?
Laughing like possessed, or drooling like love-struck,
it is a struggle I cannot contain.
I resort to biting my lips till they bleed,
hoping it curbs the desire to kiss you fervently.
Even in dreams, I plead with the Almighty
to spare me from visions of us in passionate embrace,
but sleep betrays me with images of you.
My mind replays moments spent admiring you from afar,
a testament to my lost grip on sanity.
I can no longer deceive my heart,
as if you have unraveled the depths of me.
How did you explore my vulnerabilities?
Tell me, when did you discover my ‘Mumu’ Button?
(c) Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
Ifedolapo Ogunniyi 