All I Wanted... Poem by Oyehan Opeyemi Akinkunmi

All I wanted was a woman
Whose eyes are made
For me and mine for her,
Whose glowing eyes
I'll be hypnotised therein, and
Would be my well of smile.

...whose root I would long for,
With delight and an intent
To be as one till the hereafter.

...who would always be there
In my dreams - as my heroine
Saviour - compassionate and loving;
And beside me when I'm forlorn.

...whose presence I'll always feel
Even in the thickest wilderness.

...whose good night trembles my heart,
Whose goodbye steals my breath, and
Whose anger I wish not to see,
As is mine to her.

...who would love me for me,
Love me for I'm her half,
Love me for Heaven that she fears.

...whose bodily scent favours my nasals,
And lips - my pastime.

...whose presence I would respect
And absence I fear, against being of her kind.

...whose name I will always cherish,
So appealing as her beauty, and
So heart-warming when called.

...whose physique would adhere
To my subconscious world
For as long as I live, and
Would be my dream-wall paper.

...who I'll always love, trust, understand,
Cherish, remember, care for and respect.