Man has not figured out a lot of things.
It’s there, in this life, doing something, but what?
In Biology, a codon which its function is not known is a ‘nonsense’ codon.
Is my love nonsense?
A man must surely have a nonsense love.
It could be an object you hold dear to your heart with meaning and value.
It could be an idol or a team you just love.
Love? Love an idol. Love an object.
First of all, there is no way of communication between the two.
No smell, no touch, no sight, no taste, no sound.
You see your idol, but he can’t see you.
You see your object but it can’t see you.
So why do we have this nonsense love?
Is it even love; or just a need to say we love?
Yes, we can touch, smell, see and hear through them,
All the emotions.
Pains, joy, sadness, etc. Yes, we can.
And if they – idol, team, animal, object – give us
A way to express and feel emotion,
Then, I fell it is not nonsense.
This poem on our Style and Rhythm column was written by
Adaudo Anyiam-Osigwe and is from her book of poems – A Little Understanding: Poems from the End of Childhood to the Beginning of Adulthood