Poem of The Week
The Yellow House Library recieved more than 5 submission for our poem of the week and we are glad to announced that Oletu Oghenenyore C. Poem “For You” emerge as our poem of the week.
FOR YOU
By Oletu Oghenenyore C.
(dedicated to the One I may never have)
for you, dear
i lose my talking tongue
i can’t even whisper, not even in the dark
for you, i
try to find words
but they remain unclear
and like untuned guitar
my voice you can’t hear
for you, a poem
i would have written
being a poet
just to let you know
but i enter writers’ bloc
lost
for you, the board
miss the chalk
blank, no print
my legs couldn’t move to buy ink either
for you, a boat
i manage to build
so we elope to the countryside
just to keep us afloat
but we never sail; i
couldn’t reach you —
why, cos
i don’t know how
to say you I love you