For You; I Composed A Poem Poem by Ndimancho T. Nyowikeh

'For You; I Composed A Poem' is a fourteen-line poem (Sonnet) presumably written by the speaker to his ex-lover 'Bambota Nahssi' The question as to whether it's a fictitious or a factual lover rests on the shoulders of uncertainty. The poet, Ndimancho T. In an interview conducted by Patrick A. Tata merely stated that; 'the poem tells the story of and to be'. A statement which has been interpreted by many critics as; 'ambiguous nonsensical sensical'. In this poem, the speaker presents his most loved experience as he portrays this love through poetical lines to compose a poem for the lover in the form of an 'Apple Tree'.  The Apple tree further suggests or symbolises love and affection. It is an emblem of attraction, its juicy nature suggests a lively relationship that lives.  In the third line of this sonnet, the speaker is disappointed as he states that the apple tree metamorphosed into a 'Yew Tree' (Yew Berries (Taxus baccata) , Taxus. The red flesh of the ripe berries the seed in the centre of the red berry is deadly poisonous, and the rest of the tree is deadly poisonous. Yew trees were used as symbols of immortality but were also seen as omens of doom) .  This shows a twist of fate in the speaker's courtship as the love becomes as poisonous as the yew tree. The speaker further enumerates the gloomy side of his new Barries. He says;   it the stalks (Branches?)   erased his verse, its roots erased his rhyme scheme and the leaves? erased his urge (inspiration) .  The speaker says he's left on a blank page and he finds himself seeking identification. The theme of self-identification is raised here,   the power of knowing one's self in the life of another (love partner) In the ninth line, the speaker recalls the early stage of their affair (prenuptial age)   in which he paradoxically says 'found, but lost in our prenuptial age' This explains the mixed feelings and the quest for self-identification. The speaker,   in his quest, says the more he tries to seek identification the more he finds himself in wonder. He's trapped completely on a 'blank page' This further suggests a vague image. Setting the reader's mind in an imaginative state.  The speaker further explains that the lover's behaviour is deeply rooted in her consanguinity the use of the word 'Balian' suggests the lover hails from the Republic of Bali specifically from Nyonga county.  The speaker generalises the lover's behaviour to be an ethnic inclination which is a typical trait related to all females of this tribe. In the eleventh line, the speaker says the lover ends up parking out of his life and moving into an affair with a new lad,   the speaker terms 'Savagery' suggesting the boy is a savage indeed.  The speaker says she does this without a pinch of remorse. The speaker must have witnessed the 'heydays' of the lover's new affair as he quotes it to be 'full of mirth and glee' (Joy and happiness) .  Regrettably, the fleeing lover is too blind to see the danger that awaits her. This lack of foresight suggests the lover's loopholes in logical reason and the inability to judge societal flows in her favour.  The speaker hits his fourteen cord of this Sonnet with an advisory and a formidable line pretty Bambota that 'there (her new affair) lies her doom (death) .