Marriage Engagement Poem by Cephas Rotimi Oluwaseyitan

I was of age before I got engaged
All I bargained for...
A marriage not a cage
A home not a dome
Love not a glove
A friend not a foe
An ally no an adversary
A companion not a competitor
A help-mate not a hell-mate
I longed for a garden of Eden...
with peace, love, harmony and the wisdom...
To deal with 'the Serpent' and all its tricks and trap
My Children around me, my spouse beside me
To live and serve God altogether
(November2006 Porto Novo)