Love Poem: Undercover Lover
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Written by: Amie-Lea Kuti-King

Undercover Lover

I didn't even see you coming but yet u want me to watch you leave 
A room filled with silence, and the sound of broken dreams
I try to hide that my voice is shaking 
My legs are weak and my heart is breaking 
All this is is just a casual fling 
2 years later look what's happening 
Took me by surprise U came out of nowhere 
Now U walk away and expect me not to care 
Kept my walls up, Like a gated community 
Never really knowing if u could be true to me
Never really trusting or fully letting u in 
Kept it cool kept it fun never making a scene 


But now the only way to keep me is if we do it discreetly 
Cos u think u moved on just abit too swiftly 
And now u start to realise how much u miss me  
So u start coming over and trying to kiss me

But I ain't no garlic bread, no side order
I ain't some stolen moments lover 
I'm the real deal I deserve full time 
So of these sneaky plans of urs u better call time 

Go back to ur wife, does she know ur single? 
Ring in ur pocket and ur ready to mingle 
U think ur so clever think ur so low key 
But look in her eyes, does she look happy?! 
Turning a blind eye to the mistakes ur making 
Trying to stop her own heart from breaking 
Doesn't want to expose that her legs are shaking 
Carrying the weight of a soul that's aching 
But with a baby on her hip that won't stop crying 
She finds that womanly strength and just  keeps on trying 
Draws on a smile as she makes the breakfast 
But Uve no time to talk, just off to work first
A faint peck on the cheek is all that u offer 
Distracted by the thoughts of a secret lover

But let me tell u something about that womanly strength 
It soon wakes up to not needing men 
To not needing the bullshit the lies and the tears 
To not pushing through for just a few more years 
To not wearing that same smile when u come home late 
Blocking her mind, she wont even speculate 
And the parts of her life that u neglected 
She's found the strength to get it corrected 

So that bed u always relied u could lie in
Soon comes a day u won't dare to climb in 
Won't try to squeeze in along side her confidence 
Her power her strength her independence 
If u pull back the cover there's nowhere for you
She refills the parts drained empty by u 
So ur fired, redundant ur just not needed 
And when that day comes u just won't believe it 
But the Queen u thought would forever be true 
Needs a king by her side not a joker like u 
So no I won't meet u round the back of the pub 
Neck ur pint and go home  to the woman u love 
Put ur time and effort into what's already urs 
Instead of chasing around wanting more 
And girls have respect for urselves and others 
Don't sneak around like some undercover lovers 
Don't do the dirty on the queens at home 
One day it will be ur turn to be home alone 
Say no to the sneaking the liars and the cheats
Say no to the back street one night beats 
 Say yes to the men who know how to keep their women 
All day respect and all night loving 
Who dedicate their lives to being true to u 
Giving one 100 not 20% to 2 
They know their women got a sparkle to their smile 
And a bounce in their step which could last for miles