Love Poem: Life Beyond
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Written by: Olusegun Arowolo

Life Beyond

Sun shines like strong light without burning intensity,
Water splashes on me as it flows down hill with great fidelity,
The atmosphere is different with a pleasant aroma,
which makes me wonder and places me in a silent dilemma,
A hand touches me and pulls me up "let`s go"
His voice sounds familiar,so I couldn`t say `No`,
we move through beautiful garden of red flamboyant plants,
And I see people wearing white tops with blue skirts and pants,
They are having a feast, It`s a barbecue,
we move towards them and join the queue,
Mum!Dad!,nearly every one that I know is here,
but they are all dead and yet,they look lifely,
their reception and interactions are very friendly,
This place is full of smiling faces which makes it so dear,
Happiness,peace and friendship radiate in the air,
This is where I love to be; it is cool and fair,
"Oh!Jane,It`s been long,you look so charming"
She smiles and hugs me,"darling I`ve been waiting",
'Son!'called my dad "you have to go back"
'Many things still have to be done which you lack'
THEN something pulls me;I can only see bright lights.
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Different faces surround me  like lions on their prey,
I couldn`t move,I`m tied down for the slay,
My heart beats slowly,I can now respire,
"He`s getting back"they say,as they perspire,
Lying on the bed,drifting slowly;I become conscious,
Asking myself how I got here,I am curious..
   ~               ~  Then I remembered  ~        ~
Driving on a wet road on vacation
smiling as we move to our new location,
something ran across the road suddenly,
which made me to apply the brake swiftly,
The car somersaulted and entered a pit,
blood gushed out of my head and made me fall into a fit,
We were rushed to the hospital but Jane gave up the ghost,
before arriving and for the doctors to become our host,
I was bleeding internally and fell into coma for a week.
~Oh!this operation makes me feel sleepy and weak...