Never Believe A Poet Poem by Emmanuel Karibi Obuala

Never believe a poet when
he begins to sing;
like the songful birds on
tree tops at break of break of day
in sumptuous metaphors,

the seasational heartsongs
of a passionate buck
calling out to its heart's doe
in scintillating serenades- never!

but know then instead,
that you must bruise
the serpent on the head!

but doubt it not
when I avow my love
for you in verse-
no, I am not a poet,
I am a lovebird.

© Emmanuel Karibi Obuala (Tari-yai)
2020