Source of Honey

I watch you pass me by

But not before I

Glimpse the dagger in your eye

No wink not even a smile

But it don’t come as a surprise

I am no source of honey

You can’t milk me

And get a bag of money

You tried to teach me wisdom

Point the way to the kingdom

But I was slow I was dumb

I didn’t dig why so much fuss

Should be made for cash n’ not love

I am no source of honey

You put me on your blacklist

Cause you can’t dig me for money

If I fall on the fly

You won’t even bathe an eye

Nor give me the time of life

We could see eye to eye

If you’d straddle my line

I am no source of honey

But you can lean on me

Kindness is richer than money

I’ll walk with you 1,000 miles

And we could share the talks n’ smiles

We'll shape our dreams into a child’s

And I’ll put my money on it

If dreams don’t lie we’ll hit it

Still I am no source of honey

And bees will sting

If you squeeze. I can’t shit money

I am no source of honey

You can’t change me into money

I’m no automatic teller machine

I also fantasise about sunny

Days but I won’t let you pawn me

I am no source of honey

I won’t be your hoochie

Nor will I sell out to money.

Akpan