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One day, I will gather
our kids
and take them far away
on a beautiful tale
of how love held me sway
on it's adventurous sails

I will serenade them with stories from yore days
about how unwary jokes
morphed into flames
of amorous desires

I know
they will laugh hearts out
when I tell them about
the timeless times
I rehearsed fine lines
hoping to sweep you
off your feet
and make brightly-coloured, winged things
swirl and tumble
in your innards.

The very lines that fell
in beautiful places
in my head
always flew away
like freed birds
when i needed them

And then I will
look away sheepishly
like the fool I was

First, it was a tingling
then I got a feeling
even caught my heart singing
And you were the lyrics

I dilly dallied
but this feelings tarried
Till my heartbeats synced
in melody with yours

When I wasn't looking
love fell on my heart

And when my heart was in faraway lands
love came knocking

Olarike
You are more than
what I wanted

Far better than what I imagined.
Ayoola Gem Fash 2017

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