Love Poem: Adult Teenager
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Written by: Funom Makama

Adult Teenager

A long compulsory season slowly crossing the fragile bridge
human biology gets heated up, growth in need of a fridge
she’s his aunt, beautiful and a sexual supernumerary
his heart has germinated roses for so long, celebrating a centenary
the man in him and his age, there’s a clear outdistance
one leg off innocence, youthfulness changes its stance
she’s a master in attracting a loud audience from his hormones
her presence, another difficult opportunity for wishes to postpone
even when she calls him boy, it doesn’t stop the colours of his gaze
she repairs his collar and he enters into an emotional haze
peeps during her shower, his boyhood is losing its pontoon
she sleeps in half covering, his manhood wants to give her a spoon
for long, her skirts and curves limit him on this plateau
dancing in his own anguish as the meat in a hot stew
a young mind, now a camp ground for bun fights
her unawareness of his wants, tortures with more bites
he is sure it is love, a conviction he won’t dismount
sees her more at night, wet mornings now beyond count
still embracing this burning furnace, life is indeed rough
knows not it’s a phase where he joins others to drink from the trough.