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Feb 2017
But truth be told.....
Let's not be cold
love isn't 50/50
it's 95% failure 5% success....
there's a far greater chance of epic failure
than epic romance.....
So he said

But in my mind all I heard
Was the voice of a guy sad
What he said with so much confidence
I could hear the guy sitting next to me
Whisper quietly to his girl
As things began to become tense
This wasn't making sense

How would a guy be so sure
As though he was the cure
He spoke as the room
Nodded in silence everyone was sure he was right
They knew they had to hold tight
Their relationships
Cause it could fail anytime soon

That day with only a few words he struck fear into their hearts
Their hats they took off
Hearts were mended
Broken bonds re tied
It was good to help people but why tell a lie I thought

You see at that point
In that room I couldn't get why
A normal human being would say that a thing created by God
Has a 95% chance of failure
So wait God made something imperfect?
A thing doomed to fail most of the times?
Wait that is blasphemy...
To say a thing like that Femi
Was to say a God like God can make mistakes
We know with him there is no such thing

So I met this girl and I was sure I would be that exception
The way she spoke to me
How she reacted to me
And the crazy silly little things I do
I could swear she loved me
She would refrain from telling me she loved me
And also that she didn't
It was complicated but I could see clearly
She was bae

Or I tried to make her bae
You see this particular girl was different
She never really stated clearly if she liked me
But one thing was certain she didn't want anything
So this thing that I carried within
Love the joy of it
Became a burden, the pain of rejection
Not that she hurt me, but because she just wasn't ready
And while that was cool
Too my heart wasn't okay with it
My friend would say chop biscuit
Na so woman matter be

You see I didn't really get heart broken
As much as they had spoken
My heart was still open
Hoping maybe things would change soon
But in that moment
I knew I was wrong
Femi never meant love was imperfect
He meant being accepted by who you love wasn't
That day I learned from my little experience
Loving someone is nothing if you ain't loved back

But truth be told.....
Let's not be cold
love isn't 50/50
it's 95% failure 5% success....
there's a far greater chance of epic failure
than epic romance.....
So he said

I still try, I still hope
Even though I know I might fail
Not because I believe 95% would reduce to 0
But because that other 5% could just be all I need
To who ever I love
Am not coming for you because I know you love me too
But because I love you
And even though I know it might not work
You are worth the shot
And the hole it creates
Yes love is perfect but being accepted
Well that's another story.
obaraye Efosa
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