What Never Works, But Always Tried Poem by Feyisayo Anjorin

I tried to eat with my sore tooth
I tried to walk with my broken foot
I chose to ignore the writings of the book
I tried to live without my roots

The pull on my eyes hid the hook
Destruction in the cloak of good
The needed trap was just a look
And the prey waits for a good food

Maybe I was a great fool
Maybe it was the prey’s superior tool
I was waiting for the charging of a bull
But my failure lies in a well concealed look

Hard as I try, I still live by the book
The prey got the boot
Love got him underfoot
I learnt to see beyond the looks





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