We hear the sound like the gushing of water falls: Oh! Marriage is tough!
I just can't keep the vow!
Here's what Ukpon has to say about marriage and the vow in fifteen ripe lines.
You loved me because I am young, elegant and strong.
You cherish my youth, which blossoms like a flowering plant.
And you vowed to be with me till the end of time.
But time will come when the teeth, that once were white,
Will be encrusted with green and yellow muck,
And will drop off leaving the mouth wholly putrid with smell.
But don't forget you once kissed those lips.
Time will come when the radiance on my face will fade away,
And my charming smiles, become strange or full of contours.
These plumpy cheeks will sag.
Time will come when the seasons mock at me as I lean on sticks,
Galloping because these feet nimble no more.
Time will come when the sweet fragrance of youth fades away,
And the putrescent of aged stinks.
Remember your promise!
by Ukpon Ntinse
Photo credit- Chaka
I just can't keep the vow!
Here's what Ukpon has to say about marriage and the vow in fifteen ripe lines.
You loved me because I am young, elegant and strong.
You cherish my youth, which blossoms like a flowering plant.
And you vowed to be with me till the end of time.
But time will come when the teeth, that once were white,
Will be encrusted with green and yellow muck,
And will drop off leaving the mouth wholly putrid with smell.
But don't forget you once kissed those lips.
Time will come when the radiance on my face will fade away,
And my charming smiles, become strange or full of contours.
These plumpy cheeks will sag.
Time will come when the seasons mock at me as I lean on sticks,
Galloping because these feet nimble no more.
Time will come when the sweet fragrance of youth fades away,
And the putrescent of aged stinks.
Remember your promise!
by Ukpon Ntinse
Photo credit- Chaka
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