That Nigerian Girl

Mother taught me to love I learnt not only from her words but her actions She took strangers beneath her warmth Smiled and called them family, no retraction You remind me of mother For I could see in you that ebony, curvy, curly black perfection God truly never made a mistake at creation I wonder if you were ever taunted for it, like she was In a heartbeat I called you sister And so when I stepped into your home I had no need to fear I trusted you like sister to sister Amazed at what you had accomplished I stood in awe of your beauty Perfection seemed to you an ordinary feat. Mother would be truly proud. But something has changed Your eyes no longer shine with love You extend your hand not with care, but rage When you speak about me Your words are filled with disdain Drums that once beat to our unity Have been replaced with disunity I woke up to strange faces looking down at me I could not understand what I had done wrong Woul...

I remember sitting And staring into the dark Nothing surrounds me Other than the sound of mother nature The waves hitting on each other Like two sisters who had a quarrel so bitter I remember looking And seeing the stars shine How far, yet they could twinkle Their bright light Contrasting with the dark night The brief second of peace and calm I could cherish through a life of storm I remember feeling  And saying to myself Nothing beats nature She invites and warns The truth of beauty she teaches Not too far, my love... You do not know the dangers of her depth I remember thinking This is her power She makes you fall in love Leaves you with wishes and imaginations You never know when you're lost In your dreams, flooded with thoughts But in your state of ambivalence She's the one Who makes you remember.