BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY, MAKURDI

FACULTY OF ARTS

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

NAME: ADAH MERCY OCHEFIJE

MATRIC. NUMBER: BSU/AR/ENG/17/42157

COURSE OF STUDY

B.A ENGLISH

COURSE CODE: ENG 311

COURSE TITLE: MODERN AFRICAN POETRY

Question
Write a poem and author it
Always be my baby (Adah Mercy Ochefije)

You will always be my baby

When I wake up in the morning

I see your lovely face

Your cheeks like butter honey from attica

Your pretty little little fingers

So tender like petals from the morning bloom

Your laughter a joy to remember

You will always be my baby.

Just like white grows the lilly and red grows the rose

Here lies my lady, look how he grows

In the middle of the night

I wake up when I hear you cry

It seems something binds us together, supernatural

You will always be my baby.