April’s edition of Rune Nation’s poetry contest was tagged ‘Lesson From the Past’ and among the submissions that were received, below are the top 3. Enjoy!
#1
Scars (by Mirah)
Come closer he said
I am your father’s friend
There is nothing to fear
I am No mere stranger
I love you he said
I believed him, I was a child
He left without an ounce of remorse
I got older
Nightmares
Fears
I am choking
Gasping
Wait…..
He has a family
They look so happy
Gasp..
Do I speak up?
Do I break them as he did me?
My conscience won’t let me
I am grown up
Still he haunts my sleep
I wonder how he sleeps at night
A 2 year olds might
Trust issues
Plentiful scars
Lesson from the past yet to be conquered in my sleeps
#2
The Patient Dog (by Aminu Salihu)
They say;
The patient dog eats the fattest bone.
I’ve been patient but not tasted the tiniest bone.
Maybe it was just a cliché of our fathers old.
To restrain us from becoming bold.
If it be that,
Then I regret all my lost pasts;
The lady I loved
The food I craved
The chances I missed.
Patience, they say;
Fetches a dog the fattest bone.
Patience, I say;
Brought me nothing but nothingness.
#3
Avoid Her (by Difreeh the poet)
At first, I thought she was the one,
Too bad I was not even in the first one,
She brought hope,
Love,
Dream,
But all this were in the Dreamland,
Everyone complained I had changed,
With no time, her Love for me slowly changed,
In her life I was a story,
As to me I still give the story,
She left without saying bye,
With a big lie,
She never gave me a Chance
Even agreeing to join me for Lunch,
She never thought of my needs,
My heart bleeds.
She never looked back,
She was never determined to come back,
Was I the reason for her leaving?
Or it was just my poor living?
Was it my low earning?
Was I young to be a daddy?
Avoid Her my Brother,
Your life she will bother,
Stay away from her at your age,
Your life she has come to arrange,
She wants one with a Range,
Please work hard and invest,
If you don’t wanna be her test,
Because one with money is her taste.
A special thank you to all poets who participated in the contest.
We hope you enjoyed the poems… watch out for the next edition.
