Bondage Ring Poem by Raimi Babatunde

I watched you leave
As your flight was announced
I couldn't hold back
As the tears rolled down
All I had left was memories
With a forehead kiss
Planted in their glaring eyes

Far, far in the sky it went
If I knew the Banana leaf technology
As folklore told in ancient Benin
In the world's most populous black nation
I would have flown by your side

I held on to your promises
I saw sincerity in your eyes
Your calls came in endlessly
I held and kissed your ring every second
It assured me you will be back

They didn't meet you my love
That was why they wanted a part of me
That which is only reserved foryou
I made you promises too
And I never laid with another

Days turned weeks, then months
Until she picked my call
Who is this strange woman
That wants to reap another's fruit?
Suddenly you were married
All I had left, a bondage ring...