She came
By the silent night
She came,
Defying the rain
That pattered
Against
The wakeful time
For the usual
Prowling beat.
She came,
In answer
To the string
Pull
Of the rake that
Raised
A pool of
Golden mirage
That dazzled
Her lustrous eyes,
Pinned the heart
To a hope
That took her in.
This one,
Trapped
By the wiles of man
That prowls
With forked tongue
Cast as meshes
That entraps
The unwary birds
Returning home.
She answered
The call,
And gravitated
To the lustful couch
For the Cupid's dance
Of the supine pose
That ends in sighs.
MEET THE POET:
Orisa Onyemachi is an indigene of
Rivers State. Schooled in Western
Ahoada County High School, Rivers
State COE and University of Port
Harcourt where he studied English
Education. He works with the state
Ministry of Education. Onyemachi is
married with children.
