Love Poem: Reversing Litmus
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Written by: Funom Makama

Reversing Litmus

With you, life has given me an advantage
I've played with the switch and misused the voltage
I've made our connection susceptible to cancer
and created more questions, difficult to answer
I've landed us in a place of unpleasant temperatures
redemption then creates a schedule of difficult chores
my recent undoing proves to be a terrible sting
I'm also a casualty, broken is my wing
I threw the punch but suffer a rout
emotionally paralyzed from my own knockout
action so wrong, highly glorifying a near miss
my lips, coated with green herbs for a wrong kiss
love and respect have dropped from being champions
how would the eye shed tears from uncut onions?
you have every right, but don't be in a haste
judging me only gives my existence bad taste
your closed heart already suffocates my future
please smile at me, I need the suture
your increasing distance, greatly adds to my loses
my heart is morbid, in need of a hundred nurses
our inseparable souls no longer stay as peers
thank God, your virtue remains unchanged but fierce
our solid foundation has gone a little watery
and the tasty rapport becoming peppery
my feelings are itchy to put the body in shock
regret chews me gradually with a sharp fork
in such tension, my honesty is rendered a scammer
staying blind, you focus only on my hammer
I do not demand a comeback with wonderful fireworks
or a big embrace, worth of a million bucks
I beg to suffer your wrong and have an equalizer
my soul just can't rest, you alone know its tranquilizer
my love for you is refined, there's no counterfeit
the history of our affection, please don't forfeit
a slight fall does not end the marathon
a prick is the worst, inflicted by the thorn
my clock has stopped, I've remained in one station
call me friend again and save me from this cruel emotion
outside your love, I remain a pathetic refugee
please my love, forgive me and unhide the energy
just to hold my hand again, anything I'll do
and a thousand times, I'll flood your soul with "I love you".