MAN

In this very heated confrontation
we were heads to heads involved in,
Too often than usual, I overheard - 
"you don't talk to a man like that"
Ade? 
A man? 
But what could possibly make Adeola a man? 
I thought.

And "Man like no other!!!" his mates will cheer.

But before he is a man, he is first a person 

And before he is this person, 
He is human,

Then a friend, 

A lover, 

And a brother

One would think him tough, but he built up these walls to hide

Stood them up to shield and that's all he had

I've never seen anyone with guards that high 

Yet heart so fragile 

Too upset but more ignorant to see, 
I went straight for the heart expecting it's core

I pounced, then I struck and leaped up for jubilation
In my wildly foolish mind, I had stuck a demon 

But something was different 

It appeared my palms where covered in blood

He too had had a rough past

And like the rest of us

It takes time for healing to take place 

At this point I knew Adeola too is a man
He is first a person
And before he is this person,
He is human,
Then a friend,
A lover,
And a brother 
And powerful men like Adeola get tired of trying for the wrong lovers