I want to document us
I want to describe how we are; who we were; what we did
And how the clock slowly ticked from February 26 to November 15, 2017
As I write about the many hours I spent fantasizing about the endless possibilities of me and you...
You are beautiful
You exuded patience and kindness
But you were too polite to stand let alone walk
I was happy with what you were
I was happy about the possibility of me and you
You said you liked how I educated and challenged your mind
Sometimes, you told me I was beautiful
You are shy
You are quiet
I was pleased with these two things
I sought ways to get to know and understand you better
But you are traditional
And you are a man
And I did the trailing
And I hoped for better
But you were always just an arm away from reachable
You wanted everything less
You wanted gentler strides
Gentler-paced everything
Sometimes, I liked to make believe that you had come to accept things
Sometimes, I thought I saw you see me as beautiful and inviting
Sometimes, I tried hard to check for lustful eyes and conversations of that nature
Sometimes, I tried to figure out why it was that I could not categorically claim these
But you are gentle
And you are kind
And you are careful
And you are polite
And so I waited
Like how I waited 10 years ago for my 10 years to come by
And I waited some more
Like how I'll wait for my forever to come through
And you kept waiting with me
Or maybe waiting me out
And I adored you
And I resented you
And I was tired
And you were unsure
And I am tired
And you are unsure
And on November 15, I informed you of this tiredness
And you said yeah, let's go to bed
Like it was the tiredness of a timeless day of herculean work
With emotions I could not quite place
Because long before I knew you
Long before I understood what you represented
Long before time would let me figure out where you were headed without me
I had spent those days in between aimlessly building up fantasies about you and me
Poetry by olushola ode
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Written on 2017-11-17 at 14:19
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I want to describe how we are; who we were; what we did
And how the clock slowly ticked from February 26 to November 15, 2017
As I write about the many hours I spent fantasizing about the endless possibilities of me and you...
FEBRUARY 26 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2017
You are smartYou are beautiful
You exuded patience and kindness
But you were too polite to stand let alone walk
I was happy with what you were
I was happy about the possibility of me and you
You said you liked how I educated and challenged your mind
Sometimes, you told me I was beautiful
You are shy
You are quiet
I was pleased with these two things
I sought ways to get to know and understand you better
But you are traditional
And you are a man
And I did the trailing
And I hoped for better
But you were always just an arm away from reachable
You wanted everything less
You wanted gentler strides
Gentler-paced everything
Sometimes, I liked to make believe that you had come to accept things
Sometimes, I thought I saw you see me as beautiful and inviting
Sometimes, I tried hard to check for lustful eyes and conversations of that nature
Sometimes, I tried to figure out why it was that I could not categorically claim these
But you are gentle
And you are kind
And you are careful
And you are polite
And so I waited
Like how I waited 10 years ago for my 10 years to come by
And I waited some more
Like how I'll wait for my forever to come through
And you kept waiting with me
Or maybe waiting me out
And I adored you
And I resented you
And I was tired
And you were unsure
And I am tired
And you are unsure
And on November 15, I informed you of this tiredness
And you said yeah, let's go to bed
Like it was the tiredness of a timeless day of herculean work
With emotions I could not quite place
Because long before I knew you
Long before I understood what you represented
Long before time would let me figure out where you were headed without me
I had spent those days in between aimlessly building up fantasies about you and me
Poetry by olushola ode
Read 458 times
Written on 2017-11-17 at 14:19
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