#Poem -TRIBUTE TO IMOLE-AYO. An Emotional Dirge By Nollywood Actor Emmanuel Kanayo.

Forever in our hearts.

My heart bled at the news.

In epicedium, threnody and coronach mood, Nollywood Actor Emmanuel Chibueze Kanayo pens an emotional Dirge in loving memory of a beloved Friend, Staff, lover (Infatuations based) and a sister who untimely passed away on the 30th of September 2017 after a brief illness that portrayed the height of  man's inhumanity to mankind. 
Though, three years now, but still seems like it's yesterday. 
Dear, Daughter of Zion, though you are gone, but you will forever remain in our hearts. 

Read full Dirge / Elegy Poem below: 



POEM TITLE: TRIBUTE TO IMOLE-AYO
POET: EMMANUEL CHIBUEZE. KANAYO.
Date Composed: 8th October 2017.


REST IN PEACE shouldn't be the recipe
Beloved, You are meant to live
Rule your world, not just the time to leave
For you dear, it's hard turning a new leaf
We talked and dreamed of life at old age
At this age you left without leaving a message
Oh dear, it's hard turning a new page
You lives in me and I pray you finds a new grace


You were trapped beyond medical science
And then snatched away before our presence
I can't keep it all down in acute silence
I lost my mind, my peace, and Joy  in all sense
What's life? I'm questioning  the essence
I put my pen to paper for you Imole-Ayo
To let you know how I feel losing you my Ayo
You killed my Joy, my hopes and all I felt
Shattered my mind, waist couldn't find the belt


My heart bled at the news
When it hit me in the mews
It blew my life to the breeze
My world crashed and torn piece by piece
The days we had and nights we spent
Will remain fresh no matter the time or length
In our next lives, I hope we meet again
Every minute pops up in me
The memories of you and me
The early days of aches and pains
The hospitals, the tests, X-Rays and Drugs
Watching people die and the tears we shed
The day you were discharged and joy cheered
The return of the pains and day you fainted
Our trip to your maternal home
The melodramas and life in world of our own
The midnight entry and meeting with mama
And how she seized the day full of trauma
Pathetic of it all was the ceaseless pains you went through and the inabilities suffered.


Your mama and I toured the state and crossed borders
Gave all we had and that which we don't
Father, sister in down south and many others also gave their all just to see you live
Sadly, we only but saw you leave
Without saying goodbye
And we wondered why
Heartbreaks is a meiosis
And sadness till date remains a litotes


Flashing back to memories of you and me
Brings to mind the hopes we shared
The words of you and daily prayers I said
Looking at this grave here and you within
The gap now and distance in-between
Certifies the reality and doubts of dream
Not being able to hold the tears of my eyes
I let it flow profusely and asks God why
To obey the scriptures and avert a sacrilege
I bore my fate in acceptance to the things that I can't change.


Though separated by spaces
We still united in aces
In our next life, I will love to be with you still
As you tour the heavens, always smile for me
For I will smile back still
Let my name remind you of my love for you
And the beautiful moments we both shared
Till we meet again Ayo mi
Please remember me.


Farewell to you my trusted friend
Farewell my jewel and supposed wife
Farewell the best I never had
Farewell daughter of Zion
The angels of heaven decorate you in white robes as you enjoy absolute peace and eternal life in the lord, Amen.

Yours, 
Emmanuel Chibueze Kanayo.


Signed: Emmanuel Chibueze Kanayo.