Reason

Two things thrill a man,
Second is love, first is reason
Let him believe he can,
Don’t deny him love! It amounts to treason!

Two things make a woman,
Fall in love and feel no burden
Listen to her and adore her skin - tan.
Respect her wit! For she does reason!

Two things bond a family,
Love and hatred, reasonably cantankerous
Even so, when they are in lack, be generous
Don’t give yourself reason to be greedy!

Two things define healthier friendship,
Betrayal and a plea to earn lost trust
Inquire from them a reason! Don’t feign companionship!
Perhaps, they be better confrères now - forgo the past.

One thing gives love reason;
Reason NOT in love! It is forbidden!
Love defies reason! Attempt to reason,
And you may give up love for logical reasons.

Atsu Dogbey
(The Dogbey League)

Love Metamorphoses

My love life is a shapeshifter

Sometimes humane other times hoarse

Tied body with soul to my partner

A love for which I find no worthier cause

For the loyalty of a pet I exude

Sacrifice and respect! A mantra I choose

My love life is a shapeshifter

Today it sucks my blood warm

Like a cock, heralding the arrival of a Christmas dawn

Only to be found at twilight in cold blood, warding off its pride 

Among the birds, its song sounded better - blues

But timing pronounced a fate that ended bitter - soon

My love life is a shapeshifter

Some nights I'm an unforgiving beast

Striking fast, with no room for repentance 

A schemer, head buried in comeuppance 

Awaiting prey, with venom of hate to bestow

At whoever attempts a peak at my lovers’ left-toe

My love life is a shapeshifter

Yesterday I mounted a skin-walker in his lovers' presence

Warned him that he might not survive a broken-heart once

For in our world, death is awarded twofold;  

First, a broken-heart and when one grows old

With a drink to my soul I concede;

My love life, metamorphosed many times but never turned human.