TEAR DROPS

Osemwenoyenmwen Ogbemudia


Tear drops like dew drops

Clear as crystals

Dropped from his eyes

And fell to the ground like flower petals

A thousand pieces of broken bottle

A drop at first

A steady flow it became

Soon a puddle was formed

As I watched

My heart bled

Every drop

A deadly squeeze to my heart

Today this picture is still etched in my mind

A friend who wept

Sitting with his legs stretched out

His hands between his thighs

Weeping for love betrayed

A bond broken

Without a pinch from conscience