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Momma's Boy @ Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi
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All that I lost
<p>It's not a good day</p><p>At least not for me</p><p>Even with the imposter fled</p><p>Even with all the clarity</p><p>With all the certainty of self</p><p>A hollow has formed</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Your words</p><p>They echo </p><p>The stir dreadful eddies within me</p><p>I wish I could deny them</p><p>To say that they were not true</p><p>But even I will fail to be fooled </p><p><br/></p><p>I loved you</p><p>That at least was true</p><p>But perhaps I never tried to know you</p><p>Never tried to see you </p><p>To study you like a book</p><p>Like you have studied all of my pages</p><p>You always said more</p><p>Felt more </p><p>Gave more</p><p><br/></p><p>I thought it meant you needed less from me</p><p>Your effort</p><p>Your consistency</p><p>It all seemed endless</p><p>Like a pool that never runs out</p><p><br/></p><p>I failed to notice</p><p>When the consistency started to fade </p><p>When "good" morning became occasional</p><p>When you began to grow absence</p><p>Absence of mind</p><p>Absence of heart </p><p>Even while present in voice and body</p><p>I should have noticed sooner</p><p>That our exchange was far from equivalent </p><p>That I had been receiving far more, offering far little</p><p><br/></p><p>You said there was so much you want to say </p><p>The truth is</p><p>You've already said everything </p><p>It's just that</p><p>I wasn't there to listen </p><p><br/></p><p>Everything you handed to me</p><p>In trust</p><p>In faith</p><p>In love</p><p>Every word</p><p>Every whisper</p><p>I have them locked safely</p><p>Buried </p><p>Hidden</p><p>I recognize them for what they are now</p><p>Treasures to be cherished</p><p>A realization perhaps too late</p><p>But nonetheless I shall hold to it</p><p><br/></p><p>You said it'll be a good day</p><p>Just for you </p><p>I hope it is</p><p>I just couldn't fathom </p><p>That a time would come where I wouldn't be in it</p><p><br/></p><p>— ابن عبد الله💫</p>
All that I lost
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