Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Loves this and these...


Though bits and pieces of poetic phrases come to my mind here and there, I haven't written an entire poem since a trip to Kenya in 2001. Today, I felt inspired to pen this poem. It's minimalist in structure but meaningful in purpose.


Loves this and these...


loves these coils
this skin
and these curves
If I don’t, who will?


loves these hands
this heart
and these desires
If I don’t, who will?


loves this mouth
this voice
and these melodies
If I don’t, who will?


loves these eyes
these ears
and this foresight
If I don’t, who will?


loves this mind
these thoughts
and these words
If I don’t, who will?


loves this blackness
these roots
and this heritage
If I don’t, who will?


loves this air
this sun
and this beauty
If I don’t, who will?


loves this God
this Me
this God in Me
If I don’t, who will?


(c)2010 by CMM (RIGHTS RESERVED/NO REPRODUCTION ALLOWED)

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