The World Must Know Her Poem by omoloja yusuf

Dedicated to my lovely "leemah"

This story must be told
May be I can now rest afterwards, for the world must
Know her

So on that day, so excellent was the smile, so serene
Was the person, hopping and talking, that was her way

Fate is a driver, it is our personal driver
And we met, so short, so lovely, so memorable

I couldn't sleep, couldn't wake, couldn't live again
Fate is a driver, drives us where we don't know

So who is she, she was the light from the horizon
Who showed me hopes again, she was the beautiful
Rainbow telling me the rain is gone

She is the light from whom I took a source to light up
My darkness

So she would come and smile, telling me stories of the city
Speaking such eloquent language I've never loved before
And I will go to light up her cheeks with my native intelligence
And that was it for us, we were involved, we were in love
In the world were peoples smiles could also mean their hate
I saw somebody who wanted me for who I am- a hustler, not
Certain about tomorrows morning's bread

In the smiles I could see the truth, the interest and the love

So when everybody said this man will take to the black river
She said this is my Mississippi

So who is this woman once again, she is the woman that earns
All my respect, she is the woman with beautiful heart decorated
with garland of peace, She is the woman with the tissues of
motherhood as her heart, she is the light.

She is the woman i admire and love.