In love’s sweet haze, my vision is impaired,
I see through lenses tinted with desire.
I’m lost in a world that’s falsely fair,
A tangled web spun by love’s gentle fire.
Beneath the moon’s shadow, Marrimi danced,
Her glorious beauty is an illusion of wild grace.
Her starlit gaze held secrets in its trance,
Her touch, a poison masked by love’s embrace.
Her words, like honey, dripped with false desire,
And I, a moth is drawn to her burning fire.
Oh, my wandering eyes, led astray, they stray,
Captivated by her beauty’s mystic spell.
I cannot see the truth, though it may lay
Before me, like a tale I cannot tell.
My heart, a foolish puppet on love’s string,
Dances to her melodies of false delight.
Yet deep within me, a voice begins to sing,
A haunting song, a plea to set things right.
But love blinds, deafens, and binds,
Leaving me lost in the ashes of my plight.
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Read – Pervert – A Poem by Matrida Phiri, Zambia
Akuei Maliet Adol is a South Sudanese poet moulded by the resilience of refugee life in Kenya for more than two decades. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Moi University and a postgraduate certificate in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from the RSC Pathways University of Oxford. As an alumnus of the Albert Einstein German Refugee Academic Initiative, Adol utilizes his extensive knowledge in refugee advocacy to kindle hope in those affected by the turmoil.
Apart from his inspiring pursuits, he excels as a writer and mentor, leveraging his profound wisdom to empower others. He served in various ranks as a community and student leader. Akuei likes writing about health and refugee experiences among other themes. He is a clinical Nurse Researcher, Global Health Science enthusiast, Sexual Reproductive Health Advocate, and Tutor. He is currently the moderator for Writers Space Africa (South Sudan) and a published poetry reviewer at Writers Space Africa.
