For all the women who have touched my life.
All the women that have blessed me.
Those that I have loved and those I have lost.
Those that have loved me and those that I’ve not loved back.
All the women I have wronged and I have cheated.
The ones who have hurt me and seemingly broken me.
The beautiful women and not-so-attractive women.
The ‘spoilt brats’ and virtuous women.
Those I have wanted and those who have wanted me back.
Also the women I have wanted and who haven’t wanted me back.
The women whom I’ve tasted their lips and those who have returned the favour.
Those who have taught me and those whom I have learnt from, by teaching.
Those that pulled me down with their words, their actions and their thoughts.
Those who helped me up when I was down physically, emotionally and spiritually.
The women who have inspired me through their love and care, through their advice and help, through their dislike and spite. Those who have patronised me and those who have scolded me.
The strong, independent women, and the ‘OMG-please-you-must-do-everything-for-me-or-I’ll-die’ women.
Those I have seen on TV and those that I have read their words.
Those who have blessed me with their rhythms and their voices.
Those who have made me weep with sadness, with shame, with hope, with joy.
Those who have made me laugh.
Those who have made me ‘LOL’ and ‘LMAO’.
Those whom I have irritated endlessly with my unending barbs and my almost constantly annoying nature.
Those who have made me feel bliss.
Those who have made me happy.
These wonderful women. All of you.
Every single one of you. I am grateful to God for.
Thank you for helping shape the man who I am today.
Couldn’t have done it without you.
And to the ONE woman whom I will share the best years of my life with…Baby, you’ll have it good. Because I’ll take all the lessons I learnt from all the years before, and I’ll make sure you’ll never lack for love, for warmth, for compassion, for care, for empathy, for joy, for wealth, for passion, for it all.
I’ll love you like no other. I know I will.
I’ll make you happy. That’s the whole point of love.
Signed — TAEO.
PS. Nimide Ogbeun, you don’t know this but reading your missives inspired me to write this down.
It’s just thoughts that I’ve always wanted to write down. It’ll all probably come across as a huge ramble/rant but, it is what it is. A letter to ‘Eve’.
Thanks.
Originally published at http://thetaeo.wordpress.com on July 24, 2014.
