Body, 2023 | Poetry

 

E be strong by now, e fit done by now, now what dey?

 

E be strong by now, e fit done by now, now what dey?

 

Body fit know no one can be saviour.

 

Burrows under bodies that talked me into momentary affection, claimed to love me, to adore, to fester in the breathing and not gasping for air, we bathed in the glorious zest of our youth.

 

Never too hairy, too strayed away from life's woes, but at the tip of it, to pour out, yet keeping it in and moving as though nothing happened.

 

Love is here, time is here, pace is here, joy is here, I am here.

 

Body remembers all

 

Body be strong by now, e fit be stronger than to let mirrored reckoning during bathroom breaks glance deeply to say 'wo aiye e' body fit be stronger.

 

Body fit be stronger than to let the titillation of ear licking, nipple grabbing and digging, sway attention so.

 

Body fit be stronger than to allow the empty words of lovers carry over into travelled paths for 3 hour rendezvous.

 

Body fit be stronger 

 

E fit be stronger than letting go and free, than being far away from you and me. From layering loins pon loins and voices too 

 

Body fit be stronger 

 

Body fit let it all just flow, let it all just go, let it all just know, body fit be stronger.

 

Body fit listen and slow down, body fit just listen to God and slow down, body fit listen and heal now.

 

Body don heal,  body is healing, body was hungry, body was angry, body was thirsty, body felt ready, body was testy, body was lonely, body was tired, body needed comfort, body was weary, body yearned for its own. 

 

Flesh                                                                                    breathe                                                                               Tí ara è mú

 

Body is in repair, body will not be judged, body is seen, body is loved, body is resting, body will be well, body is happy body will be well.