by Nneoma Ogbonna
Science, the best teacher to most
To its best, explains every action and reaction;
Ranging from Newton and Boyle to Charles and Avogadro
Then my favorite, Hookes.
To Hookes, the elasticity of all matters has limits.
For this reason alone I disagree, the nature of this heart of mine.
Like a bag of water
You run a knife through me
Hoping I’ll bleed out evry drop in me
but like a were-wolf I shock you
in no time I heal
Like M.Ali you use your last strength,
Running your fist through me
With thoughts that I will turn blue-black
Like a rubber I surprise you
I thump out at the same time.
Like I am a cigarette, you light me up
Expecting that I get fired-up
So you smoke the life off me.
But like a thermo-resistant matter
I prove immune.
Like a German-shepherd,
You bark endlessly at me
Believing I will have my ear-drums burst out.
But because I am sound-proof,
I hear nothing.
Not like I don’t have a heart to get hurt
But if u were Sia you’ll get it better.
Mine is not any elastic heart,
For an elastic heart will at a point lose its elasticity
Becoming strained,
But mine will never lose it.
The elasticity of my heart is supernatural;
Beyond the understanding of science.
My heart has broken Hookes law
For the more force you exert to break me,
The more elastic I become,
Then you get more frustrated.
Don’t take me for a fool for staying back,
For I stoop to conquer
And will forever conquer.
Never will I lose my elasticity.
Never will I get strained.
Like a phoenix, I rise from the ashes!
(COMPLETED ON SUNDAY, 17TH APRIL, 2016)
©Nneoma Ogbonna
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