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​Self-portrait as a rose blown in two

1/11/2021

2 Comments

 
A Poem by Ayomide ‘Wes Oriolowo
Picture
I sat close to you at the back of the truck.
You watched as my eyes danced 
all over your body. I wondered 
who, but us can find love
in a forest of camouflages? Who stringed 
two roses together and watched
as they bled on thorns? 
That was the night
we found our freedom. 
Our bodies bubbled with blood
till our vehicle feasted with fire. Lover, 
I can see even through this film of flames; 
your little girl holding 
her plastic fish in a stroller,
our boys jumping on the sofa,
your arm on my body; right where you left it.
your body, slung by the wind.
2 Comments
Joseph Hope
1/11/2021 10:48:09 am

Beautifully and metaphorically articulated.

"Who stringed
two roses together and watched
as they bled on thorns?" A beautiful line: love is sacrificial. To be together the lovers hearts needs to be knit together.

Even when the love crashes, the ghost of what could have been still lurks around.

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Zion Olatunji
23/11/2021 08:56:03 am

Ohhh so lovely.
Love will be tested and tried
Love built on deceit will later burn

The road of love is really not a smooth one,
"Your arm on my body, right where you left it" Love requires trust to grow.

This poem is loaded with lessons, the more you read it, the more you see more lessons.

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