Category : Poems

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It was April 16 2018. 
I stood at the airport in Cameroon, 
my beautiful home 
which had become a war zone 

My life had changed in the past year so fast 
like a camilion from color to color hiding from it's enemies
From a seminarian to a free man walking the earth 
From a celibate to a lover of a beautiful lady 
Yes the love, young but sweet 
As sweet the love, I had to make another urgent change 
From a jobless man to a security guard in Dubai 

As we stood to give our last saluts, 
She looked at me in a new way 
One which I have never seen 
Her eyes said "I will kill myself if you go"
Those graceful eyes 
Round and dark about to give up life for love 
Her tender lips yearning to be with me all day 
While she looked at me, a river of tears began run down her cheeks 
My heart pained, I thought I would pull it out 
My eyes hurt and my lips were shaking 

But I knew I had to put food on her table 
So I took out a pen and began to write her letter 
And this is what I wrote 

Hello my beautiful one,
how you doing ?
I will love to stay just as you want me to stay 
I will love to take you along just as you love to come along 
Still I can't stay and watch you go hungry 
If I had the means you wouldn't live my side 
Be strong my tender one 
feel me by your side when u are alone 
because I know my love is strong 
and won't let u cry alone 
I will have your love with me all the time as I go 
the knowledge that you love me so gives me 
unimaginable joy 
I love you my tender one 
Remember to miss me when am gone.

I gave her the letter 
Place a deep kiss on her tender lips 
And walked away
And that is when my tears started to flow 
I said in my heard 
My tender one 
Remember to miss me when am gone for am already missing you as I go 

Magnus Yuven