Friend Poem by Adebayo Akande Smartfingers

In the archery age, arrows are most dreaded
Ravenous Swords and jackknives too
Of ghastly fear and shock in man they render
In this jet age, bombs and missile are most revered
Just a shot; life shakes deaths horrible hand
But none of these perturbs my heart
None I say, do I dread than your distrust

O friend, your distrust do I revere most
More than my worst nightmare
More than the witch’s empty threat
O friend, when prophets and prophetesses
Of falsehood beckon at your visage;
When they visit the abode of your heart with true lies
When grapevines fly hither and thither in the county
For sole sake our friendship, be ye wary of them.

Swim thee not with them in oceans of unreason
Ne’er dwell with them in their island of foolishness
Tarry hither and wait for me in the desert of wisdom
In the dusty path of truth, will I meet you with love
Love, so sweet and pure
Purer than crystal
Sweeter than honey
There shall we feast, nurture and 'mend our bond
That same bond that made us acquaintance
And transformed us to inseparable lovebirds

Good things they say, liveth not forever
But verily I say unto you,
Ours shall transcend time and space
And the frailest of truth can’t be killed by legions of lies
Pay no mind to the chattering of the market
Lavish your attention on me; your worthy commodity
For I dread your distrust oh friend
Even more than the ripper’s fang
And this alliance of ours, hath more valuable
to me than the finest of golds!