Henry Utomudo

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I want to be the emptiness around you when the lights go out. The sound of the night when the wind passes through. I want to be the chill embracing your bare skin, caressing every inch. You are at my mercy, enclosed in a seamless sheet of murky nothingness.
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Like frozen dandelions. You're unreal. I thought I felt you shiver, but ghosts don't need to feel. .When you whisper I feel your hands on my face, your voice caressing my cheek. Severed from reality, your apparition is my dearest companion. Behind your mirage, an escape towards a faint reality. The oasis hid beneath the thirst, the communion of fire and smoke. I've held your heart in my hand, it's warmth churning my bowels.
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The ramblings of a fragile mind.

My heart, home to many..strained for lack of space. I walk around with a half smile, coaxing strength..wishing I was stronger.
Hiding behind a polyethurine mask, subtle shades to hide my pain. Nobody sees through the blinds, I'm safe in its shadow. I exude strength when I'm really falling apart, like a mute giant..a weak ferry, I can't complain about the weight I'm bearing. Even though I'm cracking underneath, I still flash a smile or two.
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In a show of surrender, with outstretched arms I grasp at what seems like life. Death is everywhere.

I am the air beneath the husky tundra.
The chill that bites your skin.
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feel like drowning next to me? When all that's between us is fabric, I know your heart still beat like the first time. If we held on too long we might exhaust the magic, I still kiss you like we're doing it for the last time.

does your body cringe at the sight of the hooded executioner? if my love comes crashing down on you, I know you'd stay put and not flee for your dear life. All of my life is encompassed around you, you have taken away my will to escape even if I remembered to try.
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Henry Utomudo Biography

Henry Utomudo was born in Warri in 1993. He is an undergraduate and isn't currently admitted into any of the higher institutions. Although none of his poems have been featured on any magazines of newsletters. He's an avid poet, dedicated writer and an arguably mute activist.)

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Henry's Underbelly

I want to be the emptiness around you when the lights go out. The sound of the night when the wind passes through. I want to be the chill embracing your bare skin, caressing every inch. You are at my mercy, enclosed in a seamless sheet of murky nothingness. My voice seeking out your innocence, whispering melodies to your soul. While you relinquish the subtleties, my lips marking out my territory. Listen to the darkness around you, Me..pulling you into a brisk frosty grasp. You're betwixt a void, safe in my bosom..cuddle close to me, introduce our bodies to a new warmth.
Remove yourself from every doubt, every fear..lead me to please you. Wish away your anxieties and pray we don't ever stop. Our bodies escalating to heights unknown only to plummet and levitate again.. An extension of my soul deeply rooted in yours, parting asunder the veil of curiosity.
Sunrise. Lights peeling off my layers. I slowly recede back into the walls. Till dusk frees me again.

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