Ortiz Antwi Poems

My father brought the idea
You accepted it and kept me safely in your womb
Like a tenant you were my landlord
I fed on what you ate, drunk on what you’ve drunk
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Who battles with sleep when her child is sick?
Her surveillance around him alone is a cure
Who knows the meanings to her child's actions?
Who understands the heartbeats of her children?
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Love is the oldest of all emotions
That was what I felt when you began to crawl
Your convulsions made me fall
I have loved you since Adam was a boy
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How beautiful you are up above
With no one around your beauty sings aloud
Just like dead bodies among those alive
So are you in the dark sky
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Oh! Cosmos' first daughter
You who was given the chance to alter
To make your offspring's better
But chose the path of your mother
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And Adam said to Eve 'this is at last bone of my bone
And flesh of my flesh...'
But I say 'this is at last God's finest creation,
a missing angel from above.'
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My deepest fear is falling in love
A line once crossed coming back is impossible
Love is full of pain,
Hurts so much, you feel it in your veins
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Love is a mystery
A mystery on uncertainties
Uncertainties of pain or gain
Love is a game
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To my mother who gave birth to me.
Mother who raised me in a gutter
All your toils you never wither
Your faith in me never falters
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