Thoughts of him rest at the tip of my tongue My words willing to dive into his chest at the risk of never being returned
His melanin coloring my pages His roots deep and protected
My verses must carry some weight Sweet enough to be swallowed whole And Real enough to be remembered with reverence
His voice echoing my spoken word as My stanzas slip in and out of prose
Poetry inspired just by looking into his eyes Words begin to form lines of internal rhymes every time I kiss his forehead and he gives me those -feels like home- hugs
He came to me like a poem And suddenly I had the courage to write again
He came to me like a poem Because I never stopped being a poet