If You Are Mine Poem by Folayemi Akande

I would make your skin hue form a rainbow in the sky

And make the default colours unformed

I shall make the soft roses bloom
make all the lilies smile

I shall make sunrise from within your lips

I shall make from your eyes the glitters of the stars

I will make from your panting the breath of life.

From my heart shall I cast you a joy that will convoy you through life time

I shall make my love the fire
That warms your heart amidst the cold.

Our hearts shall glue as the dew to the grasses

I shall fight for you like the sun fights for the day

To fight for you is a test, to die for you is an honour

Our love shall be rare as the sun in winter

Shall I do all this only if you were mine.