When we met, I lived in a house with painted floors
While you lived in an apartment with Sliding doors
Yours were the first sliding doors I ever saw
You would come out of your apartment everyday at 4p.m
You would be quiet at first but once you started talking, you didn’t stop till 10p.m
We had so much fun together
Our time interrupted only so I could eat my ewa.
My Mum said the legume would make me grow taller
In the end, it only made my visits to the loo longer
As I grew older, the bond between us grew stronger
You taught me so much.
You took me places and through you I met different faces
How can I ever forget Sesame Street?
There, learning was a treat
That’s where you took me so I could learn to speak English,
Far beyond the level of Araromi Street.
You also took me places I shouldn’t have gone to
But thinking about it now, I wonder, who would I have turned to
When the girl next door came calling
For this reason and more, some called you evil
But to me, you were simply magical.
You showed me the world in a different light
Through you I met many cool role models and super heroes;
Spotting abilities that made others look like minnows
With the exception of my Daddy of course. My Daddy could take them all.
Or so I thought
My father wanted me to be a doctor, but the more time I spent with you,
The more I knew the only thing I wanted to be was Spiderman.
But that didn’t last for long coz after that I wanted to be a fireman,
Then a policeman, until I realized I was no Superman
Who would have thought I would end up behind a desk
Life happens! I said
These days our time together have become scheduled
But still you never fail to excite me
Last night you told me about a man throwing shoes at another man
It was funny. But it was also sad.
It made me contemplate how quickly relationships can change
How quickly one can fall from grace to grass
But that’s not the only relationship I am contemplating this morning
Ours is one that has changed so much over the years too
Whilst I have moved from my house with painted floors to one with gated doors
You have also moved from behind sliding doors to painted walls
Back in the days, stay a few more hours, I used to pray
These days you are always ready to play.
Now we hardly spend time together,
if it’s not Work,
Then it’s NEPA,
And whenever I put on my generator, so we could spend some quality time together,
Your newest friend in my house starts to SCREAM:
I want to watch Ben 10!
You seem to enjoy spending more time with him than me,
But I don’t mind.
I ape you not
I know what wonderful adventures lay ahead of him
But I am afraid even that relationship will not be rosy forever
Girls, Parents, School, Work and later, Life, will come between you and him
But you will survive
And so will him.