My heart was shattered the moment you left,

the bleeding tears that fell to the ground

and now all my will turns to dust

my name vanishes with the twinkle

of an eye

Now these tears soak the ground in veneration,

my heart broken to pieces,

shattered like pieces of glass

When I saw your eyes,

I had freedom,

the eyes that set me free

from the venom of the world,

the eyes,

that lit my heart like the sun

For days, I could never weep,

sadness was cast into the abyss of oblivion

but when you left,

I was lost,

and I had to cover myself

with immitations,

but deep down

my soul played the dirge

lingering and trailing towards the wind.

                                                                       By Kakraba Afful