Forbidden Flower Poem by Kwenadi Gaaje

FORBIDDEN FLOWER

Love was something so special
Was like a treasured trove
Like a palm in the garden of Eden
We were so in love
Yet! Today I'm forgotten
In the midst of the night
Like a forsaken trove - I am forbidden..

Like a flower
Each season as it grows
And changes its colour
You nourished me in summer
Protected me from wind in winter
You ensured I never turn into gold..

It was a cold winter's morning
When you walked out the door
All I could hear -Was the coldness of the morning
All I could feel - was the fear of forlornness in more
All I could sense - Was the loneliness in my heart.

For when you walked out that door
I knew there was no turning back
You were eager to walk away
And I couldn't stop you
All I could beg - from the bottom of my heart
was you not to forbid me
Was you not to forbid the bond we had..

Just yesterday
I was your treasured trove
Today I am your forbidden treasure
You no longer look me in the eye
Baby! You resent me
My mind wantme to let you go
But my heart..... my heart wants to hold on.

Rachel La Poetess