Love Before Me Poem by Omolola Oladotun David

All I ever wanted was love
Love to conquer my inestimable fears
Fears long built with many foundations

All I wanted was to live
Live and love
And hence pay back in return love

All I wanted was happiness
Happiness found only in love
Yet love so dangerous to trust

All I wanted was to be free
Freedom found only in love
Love so difficult to surf

All I craved was to be heard
Heard by those I truly love
And to be loved in return was all I had pegged

All I want is love
Yet so difficult before me is love