I walk through the iron walls of hell
As frequent visitor of the underworld of tears
Those hilly plains surrounded by flamy mountains

I sup with beasts among the demons
At nights too many to count

Down the isle of this dark world
The still presence death has been my only solace
Shedding me from the wickedness men had caused me

Beloved
This is how I feel each time you lie
Hell is what I see when you like every others left
And this is how I still remember your name

Beloved
Hell flings wide its darkened gates
Ushering me through its tunnels of fires
And I walk upon its sands of death
To dine with the devil himself
To dance to the drumbeat of fears
To take my share from the goblet of its flames
To drink it and drink it all
Until I'm drunk with fierceness of its burning
Remembering only one thing
Your name
It is you that bring me here

This is how it feels like
When you are betrayed
By the very ones you so much trusted
Hell is what I see
Death is what I feel

The howl on the scary trees of horror
With melodies delighting only the denizens of hell
Is the only song that caresses a broken heart
I had enjoyed that song for so long
What is the cry of a little stray cat
When my whisper frightens the lions
I hugged you even though I know
You nurse a viper beneath your wrapper
I kissed you even though I know
You have poisons on your lips
But I have been overcooked in the boiling pots of many lies
Even if you break this heart again
It makes no difference at all
It is always broken

© Olatuja Oloyede