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Physiognomy


There was a man I saw
I looked at him with awe
I thought he'd have the world
I can't describe with word
His looks that had no flaw


He had a rare nature
Gentle from sole to crown
He rarely wore a frown
His kind was rare in town
He’s a perfect creature!

I envied his nature
So schooled in every grace
His gestures and stature
Sure took years to nurture
I longed to have his place

Was he from this culture?
So young in face and age
His words were few but sage

One ugly night in May
I heard he passed away
My heart got a puncture
I raged he died a youth
In death, he bared the truth

Many secrets he kept
Confessed in notes he left
The man we thought was couth
Traded his soul for wealth

He ached in hide till death
His heart was full of wounds
With none he shared the wounds

No wife nor kids nor kin
For none he left his things
From this tale I've just told
What glitters' not all gold.

(c) adebesin.ibraheem

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