I will Pretend to be a Novice of Love

*I will Pretend to be a Novice of Love*

I sit on my rug of smiles
Mesmerized by the over-flogged tales of love
Told by jobless boys on hungry street

“The reason why I live is you
You mean more than this world to me
Bla bla bla

“I will burn in hell for you
I will drown in the sea if you want
I will hunt you down to the end of the earth
Bla bla bla

“Let me carry all your burdens
Let me live or die for you
Let me run through the earth for you
Bla bla bla”

You've spoken with renewed vigour
The same old lies of those who came before
You are nothing but another hungry beast
Seeking out a prey in me

I will sit still
On my rug of smiles
And pretend to be the novice you think I am

© Olatuja Oloyede