Why would love bring me grief ?
Why would love be so brief ?
I asked if you're here to stay
You said for every single day
Love can be unpredictable
You came into my life
breaking down all my walls
Leaving no trace
Cutting out the chase
At your own pace
You took me through all the phase of love
You gracefully sweep me off my cold and numb bleeding feet
Leaving me in a daze
You engrave your name in my heart
You kept memories at the breast pocket of my broken heart
You're the drink to my thirst anyday I'll gladly guzzle down
You're the puzzle I can't piece together
Your love a mystery I can't understand
You gave me history I'll live to never forget
And if history repeats itself
I'll choose you over and over again
Yet;
You're my beautiful pain
You're my bitter-sweet love
You're the calming breeze
And the angry wind
You came with dishes of joy and pain
Dishing it all out on our beautiful casserole
I ask again
Why would love be so brief ?
Why would love bring me grief ?
You said for every single day
When I asked if you're here to stay
But days have gone by and you're not here
How long will I have to wait
Months? Years? Decades?
Or even a thousand years long
Now my heart isn't broken
My heart is in shreds
You're the only thing I lack
And when I celebrate Valentine in red
I also celebrate Valentine in black
Valentine in black
- Ayeni Tolulope
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