I apologize, Mama, in fear I bow,
Tears streaming as the door opens now.
Here for the kill, no mercy to spare,
Heart beats loud, a sound I cannot bear.
Words like arrows, piercing my core,
Flesh torn, blood forced, a gruesome encore.
I fall once more, bones breaking within,
Their tongues relentless, like arrows, they spin.
Hits leave me bleeding, internally torn,
Faintly seeing my shattered flesh, forlorn.
Eyes closed against my will, they persist,
Drilling through resistance, as I resist.
Shall I vanish? No, I am not a coward,
Blood and tears mixed, swallowed, devoured.
Salty liquid down my thirsty throat,
Lying lifeless in a pool of my own bloat.
Tired of screaming, done with debate,
Present vultures hover, sealing my fate.
Against all odds, still I stand,
Rising above, with love to withstand.
“I apologize, Mama, in love I will persist,
He is the only man I love, and ever will, insist.”
© Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
2024
Ifedolapo Ogunniyi 