Baby,
baby-baby
…
When
you call for a poem
on World Poetry Day,
my
response is a
Naaaaaaaaaaaa!
Nah!
I will do a
bit more than that,
and more
than the beating of
of my heart…
I will
sing you a song
to relief wary hearts
Mine and yours
Yours and mine
laden by guts…
I will
call you for a dance
in an open court…
And bellow
to the world how
your smile…
All your
smiles; full cheeks,
half cheeks, side cheeks
and rised
brow – Eyes! Are the
harbingers of the Sun
in my heaaaaarrrttttttttt!
-Amami H.
March 21, 2023
Lekki, Lagos