Till Thou See Mine Next Face Poem by charles okoth

Ye whom I chanced on while on the journey,
Remarkable a smile’s what thou perceived,
Complete with two dimples so profound,
And teeth so white and as marble precious,
Yet a mask of disguise to thou folks t’was,
Of what a happy and fulfilling life mine was,
Wish ye wait till thou see mine next face!


Oh ye men blessed from The House of Judah,
A face painted in life's resentment thou glanced,
With a thick vein visible on mine head’s fore,
And eyes blood-shot like the eastern star’s,
T’wasn’t a mask to seek thy altar’s sympathies,
That a bit of thy tithe thou might grant mine,
Patience holies till thou see mine next face!


To ye men whom gloweth in earth’s fulfillment,
A face ridden by hunger’s pangs you saw thence,
Hence a ghostly gray was left of an ambiance,
And mine lips were cracked and as Akamba dry,
Truly yours mine bowels were empty and starved,
Wisht thou would dump at mine feet a slight
portion,
But hold on till thou see mine next face!


Ye bats whom dwelleth upon the moon’s glow,
An overly drunk face is what thou stumbled upon,
With saliva drooling from mine mouth’s sides,
Complete with a tongue laden and a talk blab,
Indeed sobriety I lackt ye creepy ghostly night
birds,
A couple of brown bottles turned mine a
romantic,
Ere ye judge wait till thou see mine next face!


Ye birds of love whom rejoiceth in the heart's
ways,
A face above bored and a heart so lonely thou
saw,
With eyes deep and a gaze as hollow as a well,
A walk lazy and a demeanor of sheer
nonchalance,
T'is that my love journeyed thus cast I to the
sidewalk,
That mine life's left journey forever shall be
mine's own,
So be it till thou see mine next face!


To ye armed stouts whose captive mine is,
Thou smacketh a face teared yet full of hope,
Coupled with eyes that cohabiteth with the
morrow,
And a heart whose beat yearneth for a new
dawn,
I foresee mine sorrow rested upon mine lady’s
chest,
While the birds chirp and the bed joyously
squeaketh,
For eternity till whence thou see mine next face.