http://penastory.com/2016/01/30/poetry-play-8/

Samuel Oluwatobi Olatunji and Noah Babajide



N:

If you see my tears fall

Just move along nothing to see

Just let me be



S:

How can I let you be

When the waterfall of your eyes flood

The forest of our existence?



N:

Even if my tears flood the nation

Just let me be

It’s just drops of water from the purest



S:

When the eyes bleed

It’s the duty of the doctor to bandage

Let me be your doctor



N:

I’m crying a river

An ocean of pain

For the quaking fear of something big

Can feel my empty mind

And the past has gone

The future is almost near

Behold, I’m in it alone

If you see my tears fall

Just let me be



S:

Only if you can disallow the tears from clouding your eyes

Then you will see salvation, that shade of hope



N:

Yes, I wipe away my tears

My eyes see clear the blessings in front of me

Looking around, I’m abundantly blessed

And the tears still fall

Yes, and they are tears of joy



S:

When tears tarry too long

That’s a sign of sorrow, of drowned joy

So cry no more, my friend



NB: Poetry Play, a product of Artilogue in partnership with PenAStory, is a game in form of poetic dialogue for every poet on BBM. It is a game of two poets: one drops a line or more, and the other replies, flowing along until one of them gives up, or the poem gets too long. Every poem formed from this game will be published here (penastory.com) every Friday and Saturday. So poets, are you ready to play? If yes, contact Samuel via BBM: 7f5210ec