You are me
And I am you
You stayed in me
And I felt your every move,
Your every struggle,
Your every discomfort,
And your every pain,
With my heart.
I saw you not with my eyes
But I felt your pulse with every breath
It isn’t proper, but I fell in love with you
In just a few months
You chose to leave my safe
And grant me the honour of your sight
I was filled with love at just your saintly touch
A cry from you pierced my heart
Your cord was severed from mine
But within a distant I could read your comfort and discomfort
As I do now
I love you with no boundaries
I love you completely
I love you unselfishly
So your sickness made me sick
Your sickness made me mad
Your suffering made me go as far as doubting God
Even when there are storms of life
As I am left like a tree in the air without a stem
I will die than see you suffer
I will throw away my pride than see you hungry
I will gladly sell my soul than to see you hurt
That is how much I love you
You might still be young
But it won’t be long
When you’ll become a man
And understand my love
And probably the storms I had to bridge alone to see you safe
Even in these tattered clothes
I only hope for you to wear the best
In my desperations
I only hope for you to have peace
In my foolishness
I only hope for you to be wise
Because you have to be a stronger me.
All else may fail
Many hopes may be lost
But I’ll always be there
Even if I expire
To watch over your being.
You are so precious to me
You are all that I loved to have
You are my earthly soul
My love, my life, my all
Nothing must make you doubt this.
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia for Nhyira Opoku Sefa.
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