Tomorrow’s my friend’s birthday, I met him on his birthday… not physically, on WhatsApp. It was his picture that brought us together, he was posed with a toothpick in his mouth and for a reason I cannot decipher even three years later, I was so irked by it that I kept complaining to Hero who’d put up the picture. Hero was irritated by my pestering and forwarded his number for me to tell him myself.
That was the start of one of the most beautiful friendships of my life, I’d have said the most beautiful but Hero would sulk and Zagira would send a barrage of WhatsApp messages. Anyway, he’s the quickest connection I’d ever made, he almost seemed to have a brand of truth serum and got me to tell him all my secrets.
Three years on, I count him as one of the major blessings of my life, the one who knows me better than I know me, the one who will listen to my problems at midnight when he has to leave home at 4am (if you think the hustle is crazy in Naija, you should try relocating to Illinois USA). He’s still the one who has refused to find me an American bobo 😦 I’m mega vexing for him, like all my married friends who rub marital bliss in my face but refuse to hook me up… Is it fair?
I wanted to put up “That’s what friends are for” by Dinner Warwick but I was listening to a random selection on my phone and Patty Smith’s “Look what love has done to me” came up and I knew it was the right song. Knowing and loving Christian (Baby) has changed my life. Agape love oooo he’s a married man, biko.
Look What Love Has Done
I woke up this morning feeling lonely
There’s so much my heart just does not understand
There were times when nothing really mattered
But now I find I care too much
There’s life in everything I touch
Look what love has done to me
I am not who I used to be
Everything is changing, now we’ll never be the same
Look at what love has done to us
Will we ever learn to trust
We’re running out of time, there’s so little time
Baby look what love has done to me
Oh, yeah
Now it’s late at night, I’m here without you
I’m trying to make my way to where you are
Can’t you see, I’ll still be here waiting
Can’t you see, our two hearts were always meant to be as one
Look at what love has done to us
When will we ever learn to trust
We’re running out of time, there’s so little time, baby
Will you look what love has done to me
I’m calling out your name, baby
Calling out, calling out, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now look at what love has done to us
When will we ever learn to trust
We’re running out of time
There’s so, so little time, baby
Oh, look what love has done
Baby look what love has done to me
Look what love has done
Done to me
