brown concrete statue under blue sky during daytime
I AM NOT ONE OF YOU, BY MK KUOL
2 April 2024
POEMIFY PUBLISHERS ISSUES TWO POETRY CHAPBOOKS FOR THE PENGICIAN POETRY CHAPBOOK PRIZE, 2023 SERIES
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8 April 2024

THE SYMPHONY OF LOVE AND NATURE, BY PHOENIX AND TOMIWA PHILIP

The rushing sound of deep water
Reminds me of your heartbeat.
The tweeting sound of birds
Reminds me of your craft for a perfect rhythm.
Nature and you are synonymous.

Oh, how much I love you!
As the sun rises high in the sky,
Intoxicated by the vastness of the Galaxy,
So am I, intoxicated by the delicious wine of your love.

Why must nature and you be synonymous?
The only place I find solace is after your infamous breeze.

Well, rivers flow and the sun glows,
But there is none like you, my dear.
From the break of dawn to the setting of the sun,
You’re my moon –
The only moon that shines on me all day,
Bringing peace and calm, residing in the night.

I never yearn for your love, as it always engulfs me like a spreading wildfire.
I never yearn for your words, as they are always encrypted in your eyes.
Nature and you are synonymous.

Your eyes are as calm as the river Pishon in the Garden of Eden,
Your lips are like red wine served to Solomon,
And the scent of your body is like that of a rose.
You personify peace, solemnity, and beauty.
You transport my heart to another planet—your heart.

Your voice extinguishes the enemy’s lust.
Your presence diminishes their desire.
Making me yours and only yours, and you mine, and only mine.
Watching a mother chicken shelter its chick with its wings
Reminds me of your wide arms around me, providing comfort and security.

Like the fire in a furnace, your love burns in my heart.
I have lost my senses, like a lion spotting its prey.
Your love consumes and devours me.
I can only feel the breeze—
The breeze of your love.
Let’s hold each other in a tight embrace until eternity passes us by like the night.

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