"I DIDN'T KNOW" A Poem By Bamidele Nurudeen — Pawners Paper

I didn't know the raw dates in my soul are found rotten under your sole.

Could it be said that short poems often carry the most heavy messages? Well, Bamidele Nurudeen's poem, "I Didn't Know" gives a benefit of such doubt. If I were to describe the poem, I'd say, it was like the sand used the rub the scale of the blind man's eyes in the bible— It's a short Bible of self realization.

The lines in each stanza till the third, give a clue to self rejection. However, the last stanza ends with " I didn't know... I will still be, having my light to glow." giving the readers a message to ruminate on.

Indeed, this is a powerful piece!

I DIDN'T KNOW

I didn't know

the raw dates in my soul

are found rotten 

under your sole.

I didn't know

the booming blossom

in the garden of my heart

is fading away

like the harmattan cloud.

I didn't know

the perfect breathing

in my chest 

is ebbing bit by bit

like the summer sprout.

I didn't know

if I cease not to grow

I will still be

having my light to glow.

POET'S BIO

 

Banur Bamidele Nurudeen Taiwo is a writer, law aspirant of University of Ibadan. He writes poetry. He writes anything that tugs his mind. He loves to play with language. To sniff the scent of words. To bask in the light of language. He also loves to meet people. To make friends. He loves holding the lamp of love. He loves love. This is him.

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