Life at 22

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The panic of geminating age

Angers the mounting desired sage

Of bittersweet years swum

On the facade of earth waters

Filling every benchmark of missed trophies.


The taste of primitive success hops 

ceaselessly, Flouting the worldly pen

Standard in light of favoured tropes

making the soft momma's cheek drenched

As I drink from her endless eulogies;

Papa's thumb hit the soft spot


The little red ink stained my bed 

With sorrowful pun of happy and sad

Motion the dripping tears watered

The earth milk villa, enjoying each drop

Until the morning light set up

Swallowing the mist feast for a level pop.


Age clocks struck 12 filled with dreams 

It strode towards 16 fishing the world tales 

Then at 19 basking the profile of the status 

Till 20 came with test and service 

Now the restless tick-tock beats the 22 chimes

Recounting season and times.


Ayeni Taiwo

©2022


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