TEARS FORBIDDEN!!!

Look into my eyes and what do you see; genuine sadness,

Look into my face and tell me what you feel; blatant madness!

Take a look at how I walk and doubt will you see; true ambiguity,

Just listen to the words I speak carefully; they are words of anxiety!

Take my hand and feel it trembling; signs of insecurity,

Touch my body and feel the scars; they are souvenirs of agony!

Don’t stand there and watch me cry; I just need a shoulder,

Put your head on my chest, hear my heart beat; it pounds louder!

Look at my smile, the ends of my lips are forced up; pure forgery,

The expression on my face says another thing; I need sympathy!

Look at the tears in my eyes; do I give the notion of being okay?

The beads of sweat on my forehead; they can even reflect a ray!

I cry myself to sleep every night; it’s my favourite night cup,

I wake up on a bright day; but I always wish I had never woken up!

I fear the world because it poses nothing; but threat and harm,

A child of anguish and distress; that is who I really am!

- Kingsley Adu-Boffour