THE RED LEAF IN MY HEART BECAME BLACK// poem by Abdul-Aziz Muhammad Inuwa

 In my heart, there had been 

A breath that breathed for

Long before the day opened its 

Eyes. Its exhalation

And inhalation boiled, became

A steam, a heat which hands 

Hardly gazed at. 

The heart has now halted in hardiness, 

Breathing blindly in boldness, 

For all other infractions dwell

In it, they neither slipped nor

The heart, 

The red leaf chewed it redness 

And slid into blackness, making 

My heart timid, like a new born child, 

Like a pen that has never had ink. 

And now, the heart of my heart 

Feels that love is now a sword, a

Sword that is used to cleave hearts'

Desires — thus love shouldn't be

Emblished again; for it bites, with its 

Shinny and whitish tooth.  

©️ Abdul-Aziz Muhammad Inuwa  

      Abdul-Aziz Muhammad Inuwa  is a poet, a writer, a students with Taraba State University, Jalingo, studying Mass Communication. He hails from Taraba State, Nigeria, and is currently living in Taraba. He has his first poem, The Poet, published by Synchronize Chaos Magazine and his other work are forthcoming in diverse magazines.