If I AM ROMEO

If I AM ROMEO

A Poem by Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson
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Romeo and Juliet

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IF I AM ROMEO


If I am Romeo, searching that

  Darkling love of her

Formed her path that ignited my light

She was where I blinded and shivered

  She wore the path that lost my sight

Opened-road courage quivered

 Not, in the poem of William Shakespeare

Opened my eyes, spare

Not, from the look of things

While Lucky Dube’s song gave me, glance

From where I saw her, countenance

Stood face bold amid all spear that threw

And broken not the mirror of her strew


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From once I met her, derived me joy

 Genuinely clapped sound opened my coy

Laughed-out-loud amid all what they said

She stood firmed.

 

Caught across the mirror that looked

My heart coughs across a breath of love that choked

 Me, and sneezed me out white pelf

A smell of love and life

When I attempted not to lust after her

Looking and searching for her after her

Desert not the heart void of love

Cupid in the shelves of forgotten gone

In the ecstasy where I dreamt, wet in dreamt

Formed the sweat, where pillow cushioned me dried out wet

Underneath, separated shadow from light of her countenance

From where there was no unison, they refused me, hence

From the abhorrence of heart-penury strife

Defined the wretched look of life

Filled my emptiness

From the riches of things

 

 That bonds us together, with same penchant

Ring she wore on my left hand

I swore to take her by my name; to the altar of my heart,

Even if, they refused

She is my Juliet.

© 2016 Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson


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well I believe that you are Romeo great write and graphcs

Posted 9 Years Ago


Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson

9 Years Ago

Thanks for your review.
 wordman

9 Years Ago

you are welcome, romeo
It is a beautiful writing. Oh, the expression of young love...something you seem to do so honestly and the flow is excellent, I cannot with love writing. You expressed feelings quite well. I enjoyed it. I love, alter of my heart, quite lovely; and Cupid in the shelf of forgotten gone...many more lines excellent to quote. Thank you so much and keep writing.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson

9 Years Ago

I must confess, I so much appreciated your review. Thanks a lot.
Confuser

9 Years Ago

You are quite welcome sir. Dale
this is nice and romantic.. some of the phrasing in this one is done beautifully... I like the flow and rhythm.. did stumble in a few places, but overall quite lovely..

an example of one place I stumbled..

"Desert not the Heart void of love
Cupid in the shelve of forgotten gone"... would either say "shelf" or "shelves" here.. (just my opinion)

Posted 9 Years Ago


Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson

9 Years Ago

Thank you so much. I appreciated your review. Thanks.
contemporary Shakespeare...bravo

Posted 10 Years Ago


Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson

10 Years Ago

Thank you so much, my brother.
I think Shakespeare has come back! Truly! This was phenomenal my friend. Absolutely loved it. Pen on poet.....~ Helena ~ :)


Posted 10 Years Ago


Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson

10 Years Ago

Hahahaha! Thank you so much for your kind review.
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Helen Crutchett

10 Years Ago

You are most welcome Sir!
The beautiful passion and transformation of the fated lovers rises so powerfully in your words... you capture that sense of profound desire so tenderly... Oh, how that one can truly fill any emptiness.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson

10 Years Ago

Thank you so much for the review. I'm delighted.
I just enjoyed the read and felt your passion for Shakespeare work...

Posted 10 Years Ago


Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson

10 Years Ago

O! Shakespeare's work is a majoy inspiration behind this poem. Thank you so much for your review.
A. Amos

10 Years Ago

you're most welcome my friend

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Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson
Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chukwuebuka Benson

Enugu, Eastern, Nigeria, Nigeria



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A student, from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. A writer of Poems, Short stories and Play and (Novel*) Note: Poetry can not be subjected to any single definition. We know, of course, there are num.. more..

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