Hold me down like morning
unresisting to rise
shield me from the cold
close my eyes with pillow talk
whispering sweetness
teach me places within my body
where sunrise can’t touch.
Hold me plenty
give me little happiness
like dripping dews
make me dance without music
in its purest joy
like a gospel.
Hold me tight hold me loose
work it hard make me sluggish
take the woman out of me
the She the Strong the Wild
make me empty to complete.
Hold me all
it’s so much more than promises
hold me down like morning
smiling at the beautiful melodies of squeaky birds.
Nyamekye.
4/03/2023