The One Loved By Me Poem by Suzawaka Phiri

I searched every sea
For the one loved by me
I searched every forest
Night and day without rest
For the one loved by me.
Though I was a god
I prayed to my god
For the one loved by me.

I searched every womb
I searched every tomb
For the one loved by me.
Of what use are my eyes
If they can't see the face
Of the one loved by me.
Of what use are my ears
If they can't hear the voice
Of the one loved by me.
Of what use is this life
If I can't be
With the one loved by me.

I prayed to the devil
I prayed to demons
For the one loved by me.
But again, it was in vain
For I will never see
The one loved by me.
You see,
I'm a child of the sky
She's the child of the land,
The one loved by me.

This love, just maybe
Was not meant to be.