DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE: "DECLINED... GAMOPHOBIA" BY RASHIDAT OLAMIDAYO AJAKAYE

Declined... gamophobia!

I catch whispers of admiration from the corridors of WhatsApp, TikTok...

every romantic affection is a chain disguised as companionship,

I pleasurably live alone, don't visit me!

I can only give you table water, I have never cooked.

Declined... gamophobia!

Isn't my life sanely restless to be emotional?

Must everybody be married?

How about my bed, with books on all edges?

I eat as late as 1:30 a.m. or 2:00 a.m.,

I do not want a flat tummy with a flat brain.

Declined... gamophobia!

Marriage might claim the life goals I scored,

a thousand years before I became Mrs Blablabla.

I looked beautiful and still look beautiful with my own money,

I stayed up late for my future,

I sacrificed my convenience for my glory.

Declined... gamophobia!

I can't live on promises that disappear behind excuses,

I can spend my own money with my own card,

I do not want to be afraid of anything,

I cannot afford to lose myself; the world is watching me.

Declined... gamophobia!

Being with the wrong person forever

is not a weight I am ready to lift.

Eni tó bá mọ̀nà, kì í rìn lójú òfuurufú.

When someone eventually slides

his diamond tyre onto my finger,

never would I pull it off.

So... let me take my time.

© RASHIDAT OLAMIDAYO AJAKAYE

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