"Streams of love(A Villanelle)" by Udeaja Chimezie Luke

If caution, each one's heart did know

And learn to censor what we say

Then streams of love will always flow

We both, won't give or return a blow

Or bruise each other come what may,

If caution, each one's heart did know

If words that hurt, we do not throw

And each fight just ends up as play

Then streams of love will always flow

We won't condemn our tomorrow

By our selfish acts of today

If caution, each one's heart did know

If weeds of malice do not grow

Nor do we hoard ills to repay

Then streams of love will always flow

If we listened without a row

If attention on each, we pay

If caution, each one's heart did know

Then streams of love will always flow.

Udeaja Chimezie Luke is a 500-level student of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.