leave me alone! (poem number 3 of 154 poems by Ojijo)

(extracted from Fireplace Stories: ojijo's performance poems.)

 

you walk by, and i fall to pieces.

you laugh, and i am haunted by the ring of your laughter,
leave me alone,

 

you smile, and my breadth leaves me,
you laugh, and my heart skips a beat,
let me be,

 

you look at me, and confuse me,
you steal a glance, and i lose attention,
do not do that to me,

 

you talk to me, and tie my tongue,
you ask me a question, and my goes bananas,
please, release me,

 

you come to my mind, and leave me in a trance,

you visit my thoughts, and i am forever in bliss,
why do you do this to me,

 

you kill me, and give me life,
you take my breadth away, and make me breathe,
why do i suffer, and enjoy you so!

 

( Ojijo-lawyer, poet, public speaker and coach, business systems consultant. ojijop@allpublicspeakers.com, +256776100059)