ROMANCE: "LIGHT" BY ALAYE ROMZIAT

The wind was lonely that night.

It touched my skin so gently, as though it feared I too might break.

And there I sat,

a weary soul wandering endlessly through the labyrinth of life,

searching for a doorway that still remembered your name.

I have walked so long in this darkness

that even silence has begun to sound like home.

Yet somewhere within the ache of my ribs,

your light still burns quietly—

the only thing my dying heart refuses to forget.

Tell me…

if I wander too far from you,

will I lose the memory of your fragrance?

Will time rob me of the way your presence once felt

like warm sunlight resting upon trembling skin?

Will I become so lost

that even if you stood before me,

my soul would fail to recognize where it belongs?

Still, I keep walking.

Broken feet dragging themselves through destiny’s cruel roads,

through nights that swallow me whole,

through shadows that beg me to surrender.

Because the truth is—

every false light has only taught me how much darkness exists without you.

Everything else flickers.

Everything else abandons.

Everything else leaves wounds where comfort should have been.

But you…

you were the light I chased even before I understood what love was.

The soft glow at the end of my suffering.

The only prayer my heart repeats without ceasing.

I do not care how long eternity stretches its hands against me.

I do not care how many storms try to pull me astray.

If fate is merciful enough to guide me back to your path,

then every sorrow I have endured will become holy.

For in the end,

when the world grows cold

and every star forgets how to shine,

it is still you my soul will search for in the dark.

Because, the light I chased,

the light I will always chase—

was never heaven.

It was you.

© Alaye Romziat

- Nigeria 

The poem “LIGHT” by Alaye Romziat expresses deep love, loneliness, and emotional longing. The speaker wanders through darkness and suffering while holding onto the memory of a loved one who remains their only source of hope and comfort.

The poem also reveals the fear of losing that connection over time. Even though the speaker feels broken and lost, they continue searching because nothing else can replace the warmth and light the beloved brings.

In the end, the speaker declares unwavering devotion, describing the loved one as the true “light” of their life. The poem concludes by showing that the person they seek means more than heaven itself.