Winds
whistled through dark strands,
Long blades
of untouched savanna.
Sub divine
visions burst on my eyes
Vocal
chords by which Apollo tuned his harp
I could
have sworn then that you were a Goddess
Descended
from the heavens
The way you
affected everything around you
It was as
though your body mirrored your soul
And if I
had a choice to love you not
I knew it
not
But tides
came and went
Dark
strands turned grey
Shadows
crept in on the light that shined within
And joints
once well oiled
Have turned
to creaky rust
But I love
you
Beyond your
body
Beyond your
soul
Beyond your
mind
I love you
in me
And though
I don’t always show the phenotype
Be assured
that loving you exceeds my control
It is my
genotype
I love you
regardless
Muscles
wrought in steel
Chiseled
and carved as if by the hands of Vulcan himself
Sublime in
style, Herculean in power
With one
I’d carry you
With the
other ward off all assailants
Problem
solver
Never a
step out of place
Wisdom
beyond my years
Unfailing
knowledge
Alpha male
Head of the
pack
You were
Asaase Afia, My Hera
My
Cleopatra
My Amina
My Fathia
But rains
came and went
Flesh once
firm sagged
Memory
needle sharp now fails
Hearts once
passionate now livid
But I still
love you
Beyond my
weakness
Beyond my
failing body
Beyond my
minds inability to know anything and everything
I love you
in you
Where I’m
perfect and have no faults
Where my
little efforts are hyperbolized a hundredfold over
I love you
regardless
The clouds
formed differently
The winds
were a little cooler and a little warmer
A concerto
of birds
Backed by
stomping horses and trumpeting elephants
Heralded
our mornings
The sun
caressed our cheeks with gentle fingers
The winds
kissed us ever so softly
The grass
received us better than latex
The rivers
tasted better
The springs
and pool were more refreshing
But suns
set and rose
Crowing
crows caused chaotic chasms be created concurrently within cocoons once safe
Flames of
turbulent volcanoes say in our ears the inevitability of an end
Erupting
geysers will sing our eminent doom
Incoherent
quakes will roots threaten
Ripping
away at buttress and tap
Hoping to
create a gap
But I love
you
Beyond
their hushed screams
Beyond
their hooded smiles
Beyond
their uncanny dances
I love you
in God
Timelessly
transcending star, galaxy and universe
Eternally
unchanging
Cosmically
unlimited
I love you regardless.
