I Once Read A Poem Poem by Suzawaka Phiri

I once read a poem,
Annabel Lee.

It was at the bridge
Where I read Annabel Lee.

My heart was moved
When I read Annabel Lee.

Though I was a strong man,
I was broken when I read Annabel Lee.

I felt the loss, I felt the pain
When I read Annabel Lee.

My thoughts later birthed a child
And I named her Annabel Lee.

My life truly changed
When I read, Annabel Lee.

My happiness was taken away,
Like the corpse of Annabel Lee.

I imagined this poem, Annabel Lee
I lived in this poem, Annabel Lee.

Like Edgar Allan Poe, I also loved
This maiden, Annabel Lee.

So when I became a woman,
My name became Annabel Lee.

The soul was mine
But my body was Annabel Lee.