For so Long
Adjekawen A. Jeremiah 1998 (Delta State, Nigeria)
Empty your soul in me with a kiss
I’ve been waiting for so long
As if for a shipment through the Atlantic
Melt into the arms you belong
Your smooth skin,
Chocolate indeed
Ah…, quite long have I felt thee
Merge your body with mine
Warm, freeze the world and time!
Let me grip you tighter and tighter
As the tide rises higher and higher
Until you sense how crazy I’ve missed you
Until you feel how much I’ve wanted you
Your curves make your statue a perfection
Fine Galatea, handiwork of Pygmalion!
The twin angels on guard on thy chest
Round, soft, swaying and wet!
The waist beads around your waist,
O, blows my sanity away!
Your body, a piece of artefact
Worthy of a space in a museum
Great piece of art and craft
It speaks of African beauty in millenniums
You are a miracle
And your body a spectacle
While you ring your arms on me
Let me drink delicious poison from your lips
You know I belong with you
Only you and only you
I know you belong with me
Only me and only me.
About this poem
The poem denotes the aura of excitement which premises the arrival of a long awaited loved one.
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Submitted by jerrylov322 on June 24, 2022
Modified by jerrylov322 on June 24, 2022
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Scheme | XAXA XBCXX DDEE FFXXXX BXXX GGCX EECC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 996 |
Words | 210 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4 |
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