'Queen of Newark' by Magnus Nwagu Amudi

In winter’s distressing cold

I set my eyes on gold

Right there on 34 Street

Disarmed me with your sweet smile

I have heard of the strength of Cleopatra

But you beat her mantra

How do I explain that I have been thirsty for years

And gulped noisily at the sight of fresh water?

How can I unwrap my thoughts and lay them bare

That you may read them in elementary English

As in A for Apple

And F for Friends?

I am no magician

Nor are we musicians

But I thought, we struck a cord

Something truer than words

Your eyes sparkled

And I chuckled

Like a drug kicking-in

You took control of me

And I did willing let go

Turning to anything that stood in the way and said no

Life is beautiful

It is more so when people genuinely desire to walk the journey with you.

We say, nke mu jide ka

Nne, ima ka

Magnus Nwagu Amudi is a legal practitioner in Nigeria. He is a lover of art and poetry. A graduate of Enugu State University of Science and Technology and presently pursuing a postgraduate degree in law at Elizabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University, New York, United States.

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