Like skyscrapers

She comes in stories,

no wonder her building

Is, a combination of elegance and style.

 

Like a forest she is made up of trees

Eyes wide open in threes

Two eyes left-right in awestruck gaze

A mouth as a third eye in haze..

 

Like a mirror

She, reflected dreams

Stories of what he wanted to be

And who he wanted her to be to he.

 

Like, an ocean

She was limitless

She, was something he couldn’t exhaust

Something blue and soft

Something salty to add taste to his life

And quench his thirst.

 

Like fan, she knew

When to cool his hot temper

And like a fireplace,

She knew when to be his warmth.

 

 

Written by : Michael Afenfia

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93 Comments

  1. Kanzahsays February 2, 2018 at 11:09 am - Reply

    This poem is amazing. The imagery is epic!!!

  2. Majada ibrahim February 2, 2018 at 11:21 am - Reply

    Beautiful😍😍😍 amazing .no other words tl describe this poem…

  3. Bint February 2, 2018 at 11:23 am - Reply

    like honey, this is naturally delicious

  4. Raki February 2, 2018 at 11:27 am - Reply

    Heart blowing and mind refreshing

  5. Marjaan Sadiq February 2, 2018 at 11:29 am - Reply

    Beautiful piece. Way to go

  6. Habeebah Mansour February 2, 2018 at 11:32 am - Reply

    Lovely

  7. Sahni Waiman February 2, 2018 at 11:57 am - Reply

    This is absolutely beautiful.
    Although it seems more like the love between two, my mum came to mind reading this.
    More knowledge AB.

  8. Salim Potter February 2, 2018 at 12:01 pm - Reply

    Thrilling poem. Wordplay, rhythm and rhymes is amazing. I vote for this poem.

  9. Bin Othman February 2, 2018 at 1:46 pm - Reply

    I love the flows, th rhymes and the rhythm . I vote for this poem

  10. Baba-Ahmed A February 2, 2018 at 2:40 pm - Reply

    Avid imageries and remarkable narrative skills.

  11. Qalbsaleem M. T. February 2, 2018 at 6:17 pm - Reply

    I love this… Especially the part about stories…being an architecture student it made sooo much sense

  12. abdulkadir muhd February 2, 2018 at 8:28 pm - Reply

    like messi, our wordsmith play with wordswe want you to b our next chinua Achebe and our next sole soyinka. this poem get all our votes.

  13. abdulkadir muhd February 2, 2018 at 8:28 pm - Reply

    dope poem

  14. Rayyan February 2, 2018 at 8:57 pm - Reply

    Whoa! This is splendid. Nice 1

  15. Witch February 2, 2018 at 8:57 pm - Reply

    Beautiful! Dreams. I love this.

  16. Maureen February 2, 2018 at 9:18 pm - Reply

    Simply amazing… It awakens our imaginations.

  17. Jolade February 2, 2018 at 9:32 pm - Reply

    Beautiful piece! I love it🙌

  18. Schwa February 2, 2018 at 9:34 pm - Reply

    Captivating use of metaphors!

  19. tricia February 2, 2018 at 9:39 pm - Reply

    Totally amazing piece. The last paragraph really got my heart. Way to go ab

  20. Hafsah Tilde February 2, 2018 at 9:43 pm - Reply

    You sure have a remarkable way with words. Beautiful piece

  21. Jennifer Nwanne February 2, 2018 at 9:49 pm - Reply

    I’d define this piece as a capture of reality in a very relatable form that just tickles our fancy! This is what a literary piece should portray!

  22. Adebayo Praise February 2, 2018 at 9:55 pm - Reply

    Amazing

  23. Schwa’s Boyfriend February 2, 2018 at 10:30 pm - Reply

    Superb wording. Beautiful imagery. Makes me wanna fall in love again!!!

  24. Ebamama February 2, 2018 at 10:34 pm - Reply

    So Dope kip it up

  25. whitneey February 2, 2018 at 10:34 pm - Reply

    Has an amazing flow

  26. Oladotun February 2, 2018 at 11:00 pm - Reply

    Nice piece

  27. Tochie February 2, 2018 at 11:05 pm - Reply

    Cool

  28. David February 2, 2018 at 11:09 pm - Reply

    Awesome poem

  29. Shamsudeen February 2, 2018 at 11:14 pm - Reply

    Nyc piece as always 👍👍👍🏻

  30. Fisolami February 2, 2018 at 11:19 pm - Reply

    Captivating! Absolutely amazing!

  31. walejobbs February 2, 2018 at 11:48 pm - Reply

    Thrilling poem. Wordplay, rhythm and rhymes is amazing. I vote for this poem.

  32. Anonymous February 3, 2018 at 12:21 am - Reply

    Nyccc

  33. McNas February 3, 2018 at 12:32 am - Reply

    Wonderful write-up.

  34. Adama Aminu February 3, 2018 at 3:18 am - Reply

    Called word smith for write-ups like this… Awesome Abdulbaseet

  35. Abdulganiyu Sa'adu February 3, 2018 at 4:02 am - Reply

    This Poem is really really good man. This is a serious talent here. good job🤜🏽🤛🏽

  36. AbdulRauf Musa February 3, 2018 at 4:47 am - Reply

    The composition of this poem is top notch. AB knows his way with words.

  37. Amaka February 3, 2018 at 5:23 am - Reply

    This is simply beautiful. I love it

  38. Tadecorp February 3, 2018 at 6:06 am - Reply

    Heart blowing and mind refreshing

  39. Method February 3, 2018 at 6:42 am - Reply

    Nice one.

  40. Akinola Omolola February 3, 2018 at 7:00 am - Reply

    This is so fantastic. I love this poem.

  41. Joy February 3, 2018 at 8:18 am - Reply

    Nice piece. Apt

  42. Precious February 3, 2018 at 8:23 am - Reply

    I love this poem…Abdul nice

  43. Emmy February 3, 2018 at 8:24 am - Reply

    nice

  44. Onoh Onyinye February 3, 2018 at 8:33 am - Reply

    Masterpiece!

  45. Sucre February 3, 2018 at 8:41 am - Reply

    Wonderful piece…..i’d like to see more of it. Kudos to you.

  46. Chiamaka February 3, 2018 at 9:17 am - Reply

    Very nice piece! Did not want it to end. Good job!

  47. Smartfish February 3, 2018 at 9:52 am - Reply

    Beautiful artwork of words. The poem is mind blowing. The rhythmic sounds at the end of each line is very appealing..

  48. Precious February 3, 2018 at 12:12 pm - Reply

    I love this

  49. Segun moses February 3, 2018 at 12:18 pm - Reply

    Nice job Abdul… The greatest

  50. Tohirah February 3, 2018 at 1:28 pm - Reply

    Nice poem! Well done

  51. Dafe February 3, 2018 at 2:58 pm - Reply

    Great piece… Really creative. Keep it up

  52. Seun February 3, 2018 at 6:32 pm - Reply

    Awesome

  53. Charles Bishop February 3, 2018 at 8:02 pm - Reply

    This is good, makes sense.

  54. jamila February 4, 2018 at 5:48 am - Reply

    nyc piece

  55. jamila February 4, 2018 at 5:48 am - Reply

    nyc piece basit

  56. Nymarh February 4, 2018 at 7:15 am - Reply

    This is beautifully written…Really nice Abdulbasit

  57. Armyna February 4, 2018 at 2:37 pm - Reply

    Awesome piece… I love!

  58. Hameed Muhammad February 4, 2018 at 3:07 pm - Reply

    Superb!

  59. Naseeba Babale February 4, 2018 at 3:14 pm - Reply

    This is beautiful.

  60. vera February 4, 2018 at 5:08 pm - Reply

    What a Beautiful and brilliant piece!! My wordsmith! ! Write on!

  61. Aminu saulawa February 4, 2018 at 7:52 pm - Reply

    My bro is truly a wordsmith! Big ups bro!

  62. Fateema Dmk February 4, 2018 at 9:23 pm - Reply

    Wow! Spectacular your words are imaginative ND beautiful

  63. ibrahim alkali February 5, 2018 at 6:29 am - Reply

    Dope one man……

  64. Fatima Haruna February 5, 2018 at 3:41 pm - Reply

    Wow beautiful really nice poem Abdulbaseet

  65. zuleha February 5, 2018 at 3:45 pm - Reply

    really nice piece

  66. abdul gora February 5, 2018 at 3:50 pm - Reply

    beautiful piece!! 💯

  67. christy odey February 5, 2018 at 3:51 pm - Reply

    nice one

  68. Horror February 5, 2018 at 4:11 pm - Reply

    Fanta! stick!!

  69. Xynabsadiq February 5, 2018 at 4:14 pm - Reply

    This is magical😻🔥😻

  70. Hurish February 5, 2018 at 4:17 pm - Reply

    Nyc piece.. Go AB 😘

  71. Sani Musa Jatau February 5, 2018 at 4:34 pm - Reply

    Woah! This is really impressive.

  72. Becky Audu February 5, 2018 at 4:36 pm - Reply

    I’m in love with this poem. Totally

  73. Fahad Mas'ud February 5, 2018 at 4:46 pm - Reply

    Worthsmith all the way

  74. Ahmad Tijjani February 5, 2018 at 5:30 pm - Reply

    Nice one. Way to go

  75. Olajire Damilola February 5, 2018 at 5:33 pm - Reply

    Sweetening sensation.

  76. Aisha Galadanci February 5, 2018 at 5:43 pm - Reply

    ❤️Wordsmith

  77. Nazik February 5, 2018 at 6:45 pm - Reply

    Spectacular as always Abdulbasit. Always a pleasure reading your poems. Thank you!

  78. muslimat bello February 5, 2018 at 8:17 pm - Reply

    beautiful thumbs up for u.👍

  79. Maeriglisten February 5, 2018 at 8:43 pm - Reply

    It’s sooooo nice, deep too. Keep writing Abdul.

  80. Maeriglisten February 5, 2018 at 9:12 pm - Reply

    Dope story, deep. Keep writing Abdhul

  81. Aisha Tukur February 6, 2018 at 7:47 am - Reply

    EXCEPTIONAL. Ab wordsmith Always🙌🏻👌🏻

  82. inya February 6, 2018 at 9:29 am - Reply

    Beautiful piece

  83. sarah george February 6, 2018 at 10:40 am - Reply

    Great piece!

  84. Oluwatoke Iwala February 6, 2018 at 3:28 pm - Reply

    This is AWESOME, I’m in love 😍 😋😋

  85. Vasily Mikhailovich Doestovski February 7, 2018 at 11:31 pm - Reply

    Well written
    Good choice of words
    I love this

  86. Samiat February 9, 2018 at 12:21 am - Reply

    Beautiful!

  87. Mubor February 9, 2018 at 12:21 am - Reply

    I love every line.

  88. Idris Adamu February 9, 2018 at 12:22 am - Reply

    I’m proud of you.

  89. Ifeoma Chibuize February 9, 2018 at 12:23 am - Reply

    I’m in love with this poem.

  90. Goje Sama'ila February 9, 2018 at 12:24 am - Reply

    Thank you for this poem. Reminds me of a lot.

  91. Ene Elizabeth February 9, 2018 at 12:25 am - Reply

    Exclusively written.

  92. Anonymous February 9, 2018 at 12:26 am - Reply

    This is a lovely poem. I like!

  93. binta Mohammed February 9, 2018 at 11:36 am - Reply

    And as always, u surely awaken dat spirit of love in me… dat was dope n superb dear.

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