Babatunde Alimi Poems

It's pitch black in this world,
Ruled by the desire and burning fire of the senses.

Lust is craving
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If I were magic, I would ask your hands to sway me in motions.

If I were Jordan, I would slam and dunk your sorrows into a ditch of Oblivion.
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Squaring against the black sea
Bewitched by your spell
And shrouded by the shiver of your gaze
Words seized
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How does one describe Joy?
Is it how cheering it is to feel her skin?
Is it how gripping it is to curl those shoulders?
How compelling it is diving into the sea of your eyes?
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