He is More Than a Lover
It is never too late for anyone to discover his/herself in life. Discovering this talent of writing makes me feel elated...
She wants to transfer all
Her life savings and
Other investments to him
People felt something is
Wrong somehow, for how
Could she do such a thing
When she is not insane,
For even the person
Whom one is married with
One should not do that
No, not in this present
Age when people are not sincere
Lovers stabbing the partner
In the back, friends
Dealing surreptitiously with another
She needs to be educated
She must be educated
Her investors reasoned among themselves
They thus meet and
Agreed that someone needs
To be sent to her to educate her
Life is not a straightforward
Thing, they said, it is
Like a rope swinging up and down
She should be told
That she needs to
Think about ‘morrow and
She should reconsider her
Stance. Thus, they resolved
To send her to educate her the more
The person they sent got
To her and tried to
Tell her not to toe the path
She intends toeing for
Her consultants after serious
Deliberations and on seeing some
People who have toed
That path before, could
Authoritatively tell her that
It is a dangerous path
For her to trek which
Unarguably would land in the desired haven
For experience they ‘ve had
In the past has
Revealed that all who does that
Eventually came forth regretting
Their actions, putting their
Index fingers into their eyes
That tears may come forth
Of it, but there would
Be no iota of tear,
They would not be able
To weep neither cry again
For it would be too late
Such would look like
Crying when the head
Is already severed off the body
She appreciated their concern
And believed that is what
Good partners should do
But telling the person
That she has something to
Tell him, hoping that
The person would decide
Without bias what she
Would do assuming he is in her shoes
I have thought this
Repeatedly and have resolved
That it’s the right thing to do
The honorable thing to do.
For the person I want to
Transfer all to is more than a lover
To me. For it is
Because of him that
I am yet alive today
I was sick nigh death
And alone in my apartment
With no one to run to neither call
At that hour of day
Lifeless was I lying on
The floor in pains, severe one
This neighbor because it
Has been a while he
Sees me last knocked at my door
On seeing me in
That deplorable estate, motionless,
On the ground in agony
He rushed me to
Nearby hospital, abandoning every
Plan of his for that day
At the nearest hospital
He was told to take
Me to the tertiary hospital
For my condition could
Nay be treated at that
Secondary hospital. Right away he took me there
In oblivion of what
He was putting himself to
For he was asked many things
About me, which he couldn’t
Answer. Was told many things
Embarrassed why he could sit idly by
Watching me until my
Condition worsens to that
Degree before acting. The medicals
Obviously thinking we were
Living together, perhaps couples
As if those embarrassments were not enough
He was told my condition
And if I would stay
Alive he has to look for a donor
For I have renal
Failure with limited hours to
Spend on earth if action is immediately not taken
While on life saving
Device he ran around
But no one was ready
To spare one of
His or her kidneys
For me to be alive
He became wearied of
Running around, returned to
The medicals and ask to be tested
He was tested and
Reports confirmed that he
Could donate one of his to me
If he be willing to do
That. He never knew
I had a dime neither my worth
For he was doing
It as humanitarian services
That he says
But I see it more
Than that, for assuming
I had died at spot
Someone else would have
Inherited all my possessions
With you after a while
Without saying thank you
To me, for how could
The one appreciates me, unknown one
Would he do that
In my grave? Another as
You opined is that
Assuming a lover, having
Known my worth, he may
Deliberately leave me to die
To possess those things
After a while that I
Have been gone to the world beyond
As a means of saying
Thank you to the
Man who saved me
I am doing this. Or
Assuming you are the
One what would you have done?
He wasn’t speaking I
Want him to do on
A larger scale that humanitarian services
For other people all
Over the world. The
Person who could do this deserves assistance
He is more than a
Lover to me. He is
My everything, my all in all
The reason for my existence
Now is he. This I want
To do. This I shall do
Please complete the transaction
Quickly for the onward
Transfer of all to him.
© 2020 OLUSEGUN
Comments
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on April 12, 2020:
Thanks
CHATRA RAM from BARMER INDIA on April 12, 2020:
nice to hear
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on April 12, 2020:
@BRENDA ARLEDGE, Thanks. I think the restructuring may have occurred after the article has been published. Sorry for late replies. Electricity has been off my area for the past 4 days, thus I was barely sharing or publishing articles.
@CHATRA RAM, Thanks for reading. Sorry for late response. Electricity has been off my area for the past 4 days, thus I was barely sharing or publishing articles.
CHATRA RAM from BARMER INDIA on April 09, 2020:
nice poetry
BRENDA ARLEDGE from Washington Court House on April 08, 2020:
Not sure why part of this poem is after the comments.
It does tell an interesting story that others didn't know about...i can see her reason.
