Padmore Agbemabiese: I Appreciate Your Kindness

Padmore Agbemabiese: I Appreciate Your Kindness

SOMETIMES, I CRY

I first saw you in the woods
at noontime—unwrapping the pain
head forward folding back the tears

as a passerby I nodded and went on
only to tell the story each time
on village lanes with my lithe leg pleading
when I too came into the woods

sometimes, I cry
when I see proud, skeptical minds
trained by the heights of the Ivory Staff
to bake souls on the road to the Ivory Tower

POSIT-ITS OF LOVE

helplessly yours;
I’m devoted to you after tasting your kiss; truly,
I’m lovingly yours with an eye on that elegance
kissing your smile and making my day;
please savor this while falling asleep;
I’m dreaming of you and missing your arms;
so, holding onto feelings that’s true as days are cherished;
my heart is never alone, you’re always on my mind;
is your heart on loan, it’s like drifting away;
dear, let’s bring back old memories with bliss
where with just your kiss I shiver through the body;
choking on words and screaming for your mercy
I am your love and all
till the waters in the Ocean run dry