My First Poem Of The Year Poem by Kaycee Okpaleke

Alone in the house with no one to talk to
Thanks to the storm there was no electricity
And so no TV to watch too
I searched through my drawer for
Something to read through
To drive away boredom maybe I should write too

Finally I decided to settle for my poem book
Like every other thing in that drawer it was dusty too
Wiping off the dust I wondered how long it’s been
Since I settled down to write a poem in it
Then suddenly I knew I had to write again

With a pen in my rusty hand I wondered in vain
Trying to think of a good reason to write again
Suddenly my phone rang and my God!
It was I distraction I could do without
Nevertheless I had to pick up cos it was U
I heard you say hello, and then it occurred to me
I should be writing about U

Looking at the page of the poem book before me
I was shocked to realize that all this while
Ave been thinking with my pen
But even though my first poem of the year
Wasn’t about U
Am sure the second will be