Untill It Happened Poem by Aki Nnamdi

Several years ago, I walked with a girl hand in hand...
Hand in hand we ran through the streets
And raced up the hills...
We danced in the rain
And played by the beach...
We'd swim in the sand
And swim in the sea
We'd play in the mud
And roll in the dirt
In dreams we'd talk
And hear our voices clear...
we'd tell tales under the moonlit night
We'd sing and dance and give way for a fight
We were as young as the beautiful sunsrise dat ligthens the day
And our love blossomed as dewdrops on graceful lilies at daybreak...
Until it happened...
Looming from the distant horizon
On a glistening expressway
with mirror and mirage reflection
Basking in the soaring heat of d sunny day...
Came a fourwheeled monster...
Staggering, tottering, swaying helter skelter...
As if tossed by the wind, it swayed hither and thither...
Racing with wanton fury...
Speeding with aimless ferocity...
But she...she was on the other side of the road...
Walking slowly as she carried a load...
Turning swiftly as she heard my voice...
Making a move to make a cross...
Oh...she crossed!
But she was too late...
Late enough to cross d monster's lane...
I watched in despair
As the monster took her
I was thrown in dismay...
As she was sawn assunder...
I took her remains in my hands...
Her bones were crushed to sand...
Then I looked into her eyes...
With tears strolling down my cheeks...
And I whispered: 'goodbye'