Mum always asked, "Iyawo nko?"
And I'll weirdly reply, "God had not yet provided"
Dad always asked and smiled, "Is it your girlfriend you are talking to on the phone?"
And I'll weirdly reply, "No ooo, just my friend"
Now that God has provided, all I want to do is run
Mum always said, "Bring a fine girl home ooo"
And I'll smile to myself and say, "Who wants to marry an ugly girl because I'm not ugly myself?"
Dad always said, "Be careful of women out there"
And I'll smile to myself and say, "I'm taking my time so as get the best person for me"
Now that God has provided all I want to do is run
I thought and listed the qualities I wanted from my girl, "beautiful, dark skinned, blessed, caring, loving, wonderful mother and a home keeper"
I smiled and thought, "nothing could ever go wrong with this kind of woman"
Now that God as provided, all I want to do is run
I saw the girl of my dreams and evaluated my options, "I was expecting dark skinned but she is light"
"Nothing could probably go bad", I said and thought my choice was right
"Some other qualities are missing", I had to make a choice because Valentine was this night
I said yes anyways and make the move like a dashing knight
Now that God has provided, all I want to do is run
It felt sweet at first
And my One was added to hers
Now those qualities that were missing hunt me
I can't proudly go home and tell mum, "This is my Iyawo"
I can't go home and smile to dad saying, "she is on the phone, talk to her"
Now I run because we are not compatible
My One and her One could not yield many blessings, just pain
My One is my heart and it hurts
Not that God has provided all I can do is hope for better.
Esstay
Life, Heart, Pen
