bedecking the dining table.
He glared at the rare beauty
a bundle of nubile silk before him,
the fruits denied to him by his vocation.
The firm young breasts were perky
the apples of Eden
Ripe and swollen with sweetness;
She offered the apples to him.
In his soft hands took them, cupped them;
She probed him to eat
And he devoured the apples.
Though he played dumb
Long after the satiation
He could still hear the voice
“The woman gave the fruit to me and I ate it...”
Seduced
“Of course you’ll not die
you’ll become as wise as God.”
He had told her she won’t be a sinner
She’d be a winner, Victoria
She saw herself topping celebrity lists
Her dream since her young days;
She saw it an adventure worthy, though dicey
The thought of how wonderful it seemed
And then the cruise started
The exploration of the southern land
The forbidden land—
She was seduced!
Ma’Beth
When the going is tough
And the road ahead rough
She keeps alive my faith;
This lovely Elizabeth
Talks to me in language so plain
From afar eases the pain
Of this long distance;
Every word she says
the tone of her voice
the laughter, the mood
must admit I love it
Make fun of the distance
Feel lucky of her existence
I shall forever wait for her.
I dunno yet,
But I feel it, I can see it
The great sign of joy
In the history of one man
This Elizabeth, lovely ‘Beth
Maybe she gonna bring back
The love I once had
That’s tragically taken
And left me forlorn
Damn him, Malach HaMavet.
Bed of Roses
Dane’s away breadwinning
Toiling and moiling away
I am young, just married
But loving and caring
You see the wife I am
The mother inside me;
Hold me, hold me in your arms
This is no bed of roses
Don’t show me, the dark side of love;
There must be something wrong
Every night I stay awake long
Not as happy as I seem to be,
Love is slipping away
I am alone every day.
I take long showers
To wash away the memories
Life’s a struggle, that I’m aware
But Dane leaving me it’s not fair
Months not coming home, out there
Like there’s no one he’s left behind
Turning his back
On a wife who loves him.
How many days
and how many nights
in fright;
Hold me
Hold me in your arms
This is no bed of roses
Don’t show me the dark side of love!
The Assassin
You’re my greatest obsession
Yet source of my oppression
O thou my soul assassin.
Was it a crime?
When we used to rhyme
all the time!
Was it a mistake?
That I had to take
the un-given cake!
I look at the sky
can’t help but cry
I watch your love fly!
O thou mortal sin
No longer seen
Always missed
You just killed me
Slashed cords that
Connected me to life
When you left!
Star Love
Daily life is harsh
frailly I want to hush
Cross the stream
and live my dream.
Look at me n’ I’ll smile at you
Sweet words she said to me
the things I did and looked at her
the mirror I saw myself in.
I want to watch her
Devour the sight of my eyes
yet she’s vague, ethereal
keeping the distance;
O my star
A million years away
my addiction
Glittering illusion
I imagine more than is there
come a million years closer
I Don’t Care
I don’t care, you choose wine over tea
I don’t care, you’re a believer or atheist
I don’t care, you’re a wolf trapped in sheep’s body
I don’t care, you prefer corny playa lines over bible trivia
I don’t care, you’re a democrat or republican
I don’t care, you’re a terrorist or freedom fighter
I don’t care, you’re western, oriental or African
I don’t care
Really don’t care
You’re the devil I know
Not the angel I don’t
As long as you love me!
I Had To
I can see your heart and I know your sorrow
I can see you’re going through a hard time
It’s hard to be that way, and I’m feeling sorry
But I know it’ll come to you.
I can see through you and I know the story
I can see what you’re going through,
It’s bad of me, and I’m feeling sorry
But I know it’ll come to you.
I can hear your cry and I know you’re hurt
I see what you’re going through, believe me
I’m sorry, though life seems empty with no tomorrow
But I know it’ll come to you.
I can wipe your tears, but I won’t
I see what you’re going through
I can’t do much, forget your sorrow
But I know it’ll come to you.
When I’m this away, I sure won’t come back
Thence your heart should be ready to go on
There’s nothing I can do, I can say
You just have to face this, I had to leave.
The Goddess
She fills my emptiness
Source of my happiness
the look in her eyes
everything emanating from her face
sends me reeling;
I try to piece the mystery behind her gaze
charming with innocence
yet peeking with flirtatious looks
an intriguing complexity of my obsession;
My lovely goddess
Elusive mystery
My Queen she-devil
Irresistible lure
I’m drowning in her ocean
My addiction
She’s a bundle of sweet contradiction
My goddess!
Kissed
Under the million eyes above
Glittering fires from the midnight blue
whence his blaze consumed me,
with closed eyes smelt his fragrance
and devoured the pouty fruits
Evoked a response I’d never known, nor imagined
Giddying of all my senses, instinctive joy.
Warning sirens vowed silence,
Reason took leave
something new and irresistible,
tenderly overpowering
Weary from the tumult of the body
and all my soul was scent and melody!
In Your Arms
Reach for me and in your arms I fall
Ride with me and I drift with the current
Floating out to your sea;
Hold me in your arms and I know no further
Without anchor or direction disappear from sight
Just the two of us tonight;
Invite me into your heart and I submerge
Hold me in your arms and I lose all restraint
I give in to the drifting sensation, enjoy the moment.
Night Cry
Hot days follow one another
With no end in sight
Like summer is forever,
And when comes the night
All is parched and dry;
Night air thick and oppressive,
Suddenly gusts of wind arrive;
When I think of us then
Exciting yet frightening
I know when I feel this way;
Flashes of lightning amid dark sky
There’s no time to react, can’t help
The rain comes, with it the release
I cry quarts the whole night.
Replaceable
Too late, too late
Everything I do babe;
In my life it’s you
Yes, if you love me,
Please, come wit’ me
It’s your name in my heart
You coming to my dreams
Telling me how I’m such a charm
You got me to love.
You must come wit’ me
You must come wit’ me (babe)
It’s too late to leave wit’out you
You got to love
From the day I saw you
Don’t you ever for a second get to thinking
You’re replaceable.
Too late, too late
to our merging you’re lating (babe)
Lemme call you a cab
I’m standing in the front yard
Waiting for you, babe
Please don’t be late.
You must come wit’ me
You must come wit’ me (babe)
It’s too late to live wit’out you
You got to love
From the day I saw you
Don’t you ever for a second get to thinking
You’re replaceable (babe).
Just in Case
Just in case
today I wake up
and I don’t
Say I love you;
Just in case
today I walk up
to you, and
I don’t kiss you;
Just in case
today I look up
to you, and
I don’t give you the look;
Just in case
a day comes
And I don’t
Do what I usually do;
Fear not
I’ve just learnt
A million ways
to say I love you
to show I love you
and guess what
… Surprise, babe!
Ritualistic Love
From generation
To Gene-ration
and degeneration
learning the same thing
Over and over
what pre-historians did
and taught us to do
Rituals we never know
nor question
doesn’t make sense;
When love comes knocking
and you fall head over heels
Head for the hills
Smile,
Laugh,
Hug,
Kiss,
Flower a day,
Valentine’s a MUST,
A text,
An E-mail,
A card,
A day
To keep the covetous
Friend away
Keep love safe;
Cloying bouquets
That withers immediately
The delivery boy leaves
And dumped
To generate manure
Sexy this
Sexy that
Lingerie,
Negligee,
For him,
For her,
Just to say
Not to sway
That you love.
O thee men
and women
we men
Do ‘luv-ya’
and yeah…
Hate the ritual
or re-show
that you shawl
Deep inside us
beneath the machismo
is great love
is gRate laugh.
Broken Cupid’s Arrow
So many times has cupid hit
Hearts of men poisoned by love,
Many a time has the dark heart of man
Been illuminated by radiance dazzling the eyes
Dawning the day when thaws the ice
That had long frozen the heart.
For many days long gone and not forgotten
That followed each other in quick succession
Cupid sped far and wide hunting for the lover,
Sun and moon coursed along his paths
Wind and rain attacked him unvariedly
Only to get the grazing hearts oblivious.
Hearts with their serene breath:
Liz with a broken heart, and hurt
Leo with his lost love, untimely demise
Hearts with staggering faiths on Facebook;
Cupid with his bow and poisoned arrows
Shot them to lay at their feet each poisoned heart.
Thence dawned the day of their date
The two to meet, miraculous omens to relate
Leo of Nepal said to have flown
The long and bumpy flight to Kenya,
Whatever in his mind who can doubt
The candle of hope was brightly lit
Prodigious love was soon to be begotten.
The sacred fire may have gone out
Cupid’s poison may have been dilute
Flames of love and infernal furnace of desire
Were shortly to find a cold ground, cold heart
Attraction was lend asunder, dreams of love dropped
And the bright candle where hope burned
Was blown out and turned dreary flicker.
The air rang with the call of Christian love
Liz beamed fresh and lovely like a garden of roses
Her words clothed the aura in raiment of darkness
And romance put on a priestly garb of brethren
When she stupefied Leo, the still mourning lover
Understood the candid Liz in full glum and gloom—
This Liz of his dreams was to be his sister-in-Christ.
The dejected heart of Leone
Wherein love for Elizabeth lie
Desire for her beauty and bloom
Like dust under his feet lay gloom
Unlettered though, eloquent he spake
‘So be it, sis!’
Days and months have followed
My heart so hollowed
Desires the one hallowed
Yet not allowed
May God perpetuate His choicest blessings on her heart!
(For Liz, 14th March, 2012).
Beautiful Stranger
She is here—beautiful stranger
where has she come from?
I dunno—no one knows
what does she want?
She wants to share a room in my heart.
A beautiful stranger has come
to share a room in my heart
Can I accommodate her?
Would I?
I don’t know that,
But this,
That I am suffering
From the first vision
That set my body on fire
When I first saw her.
U Gonna Need Me
So many times you had me,
So many times you hurt me.
So many times my heart you held,
So many times you hurt the heart.
So many times you substituted me
So many times I forgave you
So many chances you had
So many times I held onto you
Now you’ve decided to go away
Now you love it far, far from my arms
Yet I’ve not replaced you
Not that you’re irreplaceable
You think without me you’d be fine
Here with me you had a home
Don’t come back with tears in your eyes
My love won’t stay in wait
But you gonna need me.
Juliet:
‘Tis but thy name that is
My enemy;
Thou art thyself, though
Not a Montague.
What’s Montague? It is
Nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor
Any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be
Some other name!
What’s in a name? that
Which we call a rose
By any other name would
Smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were
He not Romeo call’d,
Retain that tittle. Romeo,
Doff thy name,
And for that name which
Is no part of thee
Take all myself.
William Shakespeare
Romeo & Juliet.
Elove:
‘Tis but thy resolve that is
In between;
Thee and I, my fire
My one desire.
What’s resolve? It is
Nor end, nor fiend
Nor devil, nor angel, nor
Any other thing
Denying us forever. O, be
Some other love!
What’s love? That
Which we call unrequited
Or platonic would
Be as romantic;
So love would, were
She not philia call’d
Retain that title. Love
Is my life
And for that love which
Is not part of thee
Grant thee happy days.
Happy Birthday Liz
(Special dedication; 16th February, 2013)
Happy may you be
All this day
Play the music of the sun
Pray to the gods of fun
Yell at the top of your sweet voice.
Be home early, dearie
In the evening for the party
Ride in the moment
To celebrate, and sing
Happy Birthday!
Don’t blow (as you blow the candles)
All air out of your lungs
You need it next year.
Love
In you
Zest for life.
About the Author
Elove is a freelance writer, blogger, author and poet. Holy Innocence has won numerous accolades from fans all over the world.
Elove works and lives in Kenya.
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