Draw

A love poem

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Turn out
the light

I need
no help
navigating
the contours
I know so well

Draw
deep breaths
or pant
endlessly

Don’t worry,
those lips
would soon
be occupied
with something else

Be still
or take charge;

I have
no trouble
taking the lead
or following it.

©️Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó 2023

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