Momma’s Hand

I saw you hide your wrinkled hands Behind your timid self called fear I easily noticed the veins from those hands Because they have always gave me care I say it’s no disgrace To have working hands like you I wish I did all you did for me I’d have hands like you too The hands that has hauled down trees And worked severely in God’s great earth They’ve felt the bitterness in the cold And warmed up those with cold hearth They’ve touched the young in heart And caressed the fevered head With hands you’ve neatly carved My cherished little cradle bed They’ve scrubbed the kitchen floor And done lots of dishes each day They’ve guided orphans and prodigals Who somehow have lost their way Every year they’ve made Christmas gift Accepted by friends with both hands They don’t only care and guide But has directed many to the promise land They’ve worn bruises and blisters And have many calluses to show For all they’ve done for me and others The tale speaks and everyone knows So you see my dearest mother Yours are the hands of love And I bet the lord will easily notice When he greets you up above Caleb A. O. +2348026755943 belaciano007@hotmail.com

Somebody Should Have Taught Him

She went to a bridal shower one night Reciting all that her Dad had said “Don’t drink alcohol and drive” So she had a Sprite instead Of course she felt proud of herself The way her Dad said she would She kept the promise not to drink and drive Though all friends said she should She knew she made a healthy choice Her Dad’s advice to her was right But as the party finally ended Virtually everyone drove drunk that night She got into her car with clear eyes Sure to get home in one piece Never knowing what headed her way She actually got home in one peace Lying on her back on the sidewalk She faintly heard the policeman say “The dude that caused this wreck was drunk” His voice to her seemed far away She was in the pool of her own blood Her mouth wobbles as though to cry The Good Samaritan did all they could Their best saved the drunken guy She was sure the drunken guy had no idea On what she wanted to be the next day And because he chose to drink and drive Then she must have to die today Why on earth would men take this risk Knowing that it has ruined many lives This she felt as death began cutting Like a hundred stabbing knives Someone should have schooled him That it was wrong to drink and drive Maybe if his mom and dad had She’d still be here with everyone alive Her breathe is getting shorter Her spirit seemed really scared She finally mumbled her final words Gush! She looks so unprepared Tell my fiancé not to be afraid Tell Daddy he should be brave And as I go to heaven a smiling Put my engagement ring on my grave She wished her fiancé could hold her As she lie in his arms and die She wished that she could simply say “I love you all and good-bye!” Caleb A. O +2348026755943 belaciano@yahoo.com