Bitten
By Afolabi Kayode
I have been bitten by cupid
So deep was the bite
I can feel it in my vein
And it is driving me insane
.
I have been bitten by cupid
And its making me livid
For I ask not for its bite
It creeps up on me and made me its prisoner
.
I have been bitten by cupid
I know not its antidote
Its a feeling I loathe
its making me drown despite how hard i try to
float
.
I have been bitten by cupid
That’s why am not lucid
No I am not stupid
Its just the only way I know to tend its bite
.
I have been bitten by cupid
I wonder if I will eventually be free
Cos this feels like a dream
One that I hope won’t turn grim
So deep was the bite
I can feel it in my vein
And it is driving me insane
.
I have been bitten by cupid
And its making me livid
For I ask not for its bite
It creeps up on me and made me its prisoner
.
I have been bitten by cupid
I know not its antidote
Its a feeling I loathe
its making me drown despite how hard i try to
float
.
I have been bitten by cupid
That’s why am not lucid
No I am not stupid
Its just the only way I know to tend its bite
.
I have been bitten by cupid
I wonder if I will eventually be free
Cos this feels like a dream
One that I hope won’t turn grim