I painted a picture of you
The way I wanted to see you
And fell in love with the idea of you
I was dancing in the sun
But when I looked beneath me, I was sinking in quick sand
Soon the full moon came and met me
Only then did I see the horns on your head
All this time
I had been dancing with the devil
The more I struggled
The quicker I sank
Until could breathe no more
Choking…. suffocating……. anguish and death befell me
Until the great tsunami came and saved me
It tore down tree, houses and everything in its path just to get to me
I moved with its ferocious motion
And went where it took me
Now here I am again
Dancing with another devil
©Nina Fabunmi 2016
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