Sitting on my lonely bed <br />Brooding upon a relationship that went bad <br />Sore in the heart for the reason was unimaginably bad <br />Wondering why here, everything appears bad <br /> <br />Who are those deciding my fate? <br />I believe love should protect the interest of mates <br />Why then do the society decide our fate? <br />Why not give our faith the mantle over our fate <br /> <br />Though today the world is wide awake <br />Yet our world decided our ways <br />About love, Africa stands a mile away <br />With the basics they chase love away <br /> <br />I wish we can put all behind <br />Yet from the tide of social-norms we hide <br />She wants me to be brave and face the beehive <br />But can I tamper with the love of those whom I care <br /> <br />Its time to decide if to stand for what I belief <br />But I lack the courage to spell my belief <br />And I'm left with nothing but wishes to hold on to <br />Yet wishes and reality are two worlds wide apart <br /> <br />I say to myself as time rolls by <br />I wish I am older <br />Yet I hear the resounding echo of her voice <br />I wish I am Younger.<br /><br />Zion Odeyemi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-wish-i-m-older-i-wish-i-m-younger/
