Copyright 2020 By Obua JP All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, without the express permission of the Author. INTRODUCTION LOVE CHRONICLES 02 Continues the endless journey of love of the poet persona, J.O SPENCER as he continues to traverse the universe in search of true love. He embarks on a journey of self-discovery and his reality appears more an illusion than anything else. The first installment of this poetry collection was a massive success and was downloaded more than 15,000 times in over 18 countries around the world. The poet persona, J.O SPENCER, won numerous awards during the spell of the first collection, “Love Chronicles 01”. This current book however, has all the necessary ingredients to surpass the feats of the last collection published in 2018. J.O SPENCER is ranked no.2 in niume.com poet writers’ list world-wide and has numerous other publications and poetry collections to his name, including the wildly successful collection, “Tears in the rain” which also garnered him several other accolades on the world stage. SPENCER is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and a full time Criminal and Corporate affairs litigator “Running never stops” The running never stops The streets smell blood, my blood Nothing begets my happiness I time travel to our past as I try to right the wrongs No cherries were popped, no songs were sung All is somber as your mezzo soprano voice awakens My senses and renews my focus The soft ache that represents my pain I just survived the Greco-Persian war with Cyrus the Great Placing a bounty on my head The sickening sight of bones crushed in warfare Leaves me permanently scarred While at the frontlines of battle, Marta! Oh Marta breaks bread with the enemy As their lovemaking was reminiscent of the Ominous booming of the guns in Athens The welcome alas I was to expect made me Lose my senses with many mad mates Unbeknownst, Marta is with child! And like Brutus, she kisses me full on The lips as her guilt and betrayal strayed me Offside and into oblivion Alas! The running never stops as the streets Filled with blood are indeed mine! No cause to live anymore “Unforgettable” Freewheeling into the present Nothing makes sense anymore The force of the first speech Fire ignited when you took your seat Sparking the entire planet with your electric current Truly nothing makes sense anymore The years passed by quickly as torrential thunderstorms From nearby rainforests with reckless abandon The attitude that eventually forced me to preach Nothing baffles anymore as my soul you did heal My existence was a byproduct of your very essence Swiftly turning a worthless art piece to a priceless sculpture You are unforgettable You restored parity to my wobbly future That smile that exposed my feelings for you like a snitch Water freezes at your silent steps Soft kisses and the memories that remain No rhyming scheme can be sustained talking about your ambience Indeed, UNFORGETTABLE. “Growing up” I look up from a high mountain And I remember those magical memories Of childhood and growing up Seeing a rose blossom in the sky And children laughing in the sun Burned my heart with tears of joy Through granites which titanic saw And no shouts reached them from underground Children innocently play in the moon Growing up was such fun especially After the wildest things in the world Which lies not calm in the mind nor nurtured hearts But mocks the steady running of time Oh! Have you seen my childhood? It was very fascinating I wish I could relive it again It seems only yesterday “You make me smile” It’s almost 3am in the wee hours of morning I have never seen sapphires dancing in the rain You effortlessly outshine nature with your mien The wind sets in your sails as your hair billows majestically All asymmetric all intentional class Describing your ambience leads me on a one way train From Genesis to Malachi! You came into my life in a blur and ever since you have Become the rainbow that lights up my existence Your natural position is in the spotlights No rhyme and scheme will be enough to paint A perfect picture of how much you mean to me I sit up all night crafting a masterpiece befitting Yet I fall short! You are a goddess to me, nothing slightly terrestrial Will suffice as you are extraordinary Continue glittering as a thousand stars have nothing on you “Déjà vu” The familiar touch that enveloped me Wearing the very same dress from the botched Party in high school or could it really be it? The disarming smile that only managed to arm my memories With the reality of your presence What ever happened to Charles?? Married with kids?? I certainly will not pretend to be happy for or with you You left me in the lurch when I needed you most The travel certainly didn’t help as your feelings for me Travelled along with the winds in your sails Bitter sweet, but my life remained static ever since I remain a loveless soul hanging on the edge of insanity Our favorite song “Dangerous game” whispers despair In the background as nothing was the same after you I wear my feelings for you like a fancy dress This is no time to be bougee; I want you to stay this time! My ego aside, I never stopped loving you 10000 letters lay stacked on my shelves It’s not what I didn’t feel; it’s what I didn’t show I finally flash you a smile that represents a passport Back to my heart, not like you ever left! But you hurt me last time, made my soul swing Right to left with reckless abandon Am I ready for another rendezvous with you?? Or should we just allow Déjà vu remain Déjà vu “Mystery lady” So mystery lady made my socks literally peel Her smile could literally heal Then she wakes me up with her certain swagger I may not see her for another century, she informs with ginger Then she sleepy, I cannot lay a finger Technically mystery lady tell I need not bother To find out what lay in her hearts under Be it little fires or golden thunder It remains cold outside, I shudder I like her mystery I like the fact she acts like from the catholic monastery I like she feels she may soul/sole me up in purgatory “Smile” I awake and alas still asleep That hardened grit, that sultry feel All I do is smile, smile, smile Waking up to your bright eyes Nothing beats the happiness in my heart All I do is smile, smile, smile You turn my tears to happy cheers The last remnants of pain in me you tear with you, all I do is smile, smile, smile “Untitled” I wear my uncertainties like a fancy dress Such love that cures the entire universe of stress You remain an enigma to me With you I lose myself Without you I find myself wanting to be lost again Crossing the seas of the earth, your love sets fire to rain Wantonly the volcanoes cry out at my plight Bottomless pits I enter, creeping to and fro My heart an expression of love that confounds Romeo The tales we will both share will spark envy from Juliet Unscathed, the moon and your love my only companion The breezy smile that sculpts wonderful artworks in my soul I close my eyes peacefully to the thought that I stole a goddess The gods of Olympus still chase me for my sheer audacity But the inspiration to keep on loving you surpasses any fiction! “Ghetto dreams” I look out from the window and see the birds Singing in an epiphany or rather a spiritual rendition I see the trees swinging in a bizarre ascendancy Look up to the sky and see undiluted hopes for Tomorrow, promise of a brighter future What is the essence of life for a common orphan Who barely eats three square meals daily Who is mocked by the sun for lack of shelter I neither care nor think about my predicament All I think about is my future which surely is bright “An Angel” She approaches gently With the gait of a beauty My heart leaps with joy and ecstasy Even when others think it’s just a fallacy Fluttery feelings like butterfly wings Envelope me when she sings To envious ones, her speech Might sound like a screech But restores unto me peace and tranquility After series of trouble and calamity Her smile dazzles Like the sun sparkles All her body jingles To the sound of an earthly tingle She looks rather radiolescent Even under the brightness of a fluorescent “Mary” Oh my! Where am I? Trees singing in unison as strain I my ears to listen And trees they seem hum these tunes verbatim “Joe, she is the one, Mary her name it seems, listen to your heart” Alarmed, I run faster than Usain Bolt Still panting, my heart romps faster like a young goat Mary?? Though clueless, memory fails me not That Persian beauty that makest me feel safe in the violence of her words?? Could it be, oh! The trees must lie Or else spine I lack to see the facts That lie beside me and seduce me all day “My last words” Our eyes hold themselves spell bound in suspense It has always been my fear if life is ever lived to the fullest The wavy breeze nods in understanding of my fears Working my trodden path to attaining love draws sneers No gainsaying, God has shown himself a romantic Why else will the sun melt and the stars become static At the wondrous nature of your love that threatens The royal foundations of physics All stories about our love tales become epic Oh! Take me in your arms and never let go In my incompleteness, your smile completes me In all these visual effects, my eyesight fails me With my hands raised in the air in adoration The sharp thoughts of your royal blood draws a mist “How will the oil on my skin mix with the blue of your blood?” Maybe historians were correct to declare love inadequate Regardless,