Kefentse Sathekge

i love you in the morning.
when you smell like scented rain,
your lips like mint sprouts.
when my arms are around your neck,
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The night was quite. Calm was in the air.
I remember I rushed home.
I had to prepare.
The mint sauce.
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I cannot wear my pyjamas to work
Nor swim in my shirt and tie.
But there is a cloth for all occasion
I want to put it on
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Out of hurting, I had build
Something that resembles the Berlin wall
Now you are here…
I have been reluctant
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It is like hot brewed coffee with no milk.
It slithers in between, its warmth ensnares.
Once in you, there is no word to define it.
You try to talk, only gust of air
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(to the one I truly love & I grow to love daily)

That is how I feel about you.
You cannot question my love.
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You are everywhere
yet I seek.
I silently bow.
Eyelids softly shut,
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Daily I seek you
Like the clothes I wear
Unfold my wings
I have been docile too long
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I used to smile inside, alone
When I think of chilies and omelette

Do you still remember? I do,
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Prior to her womb being invaded
Thoughts of him penetrated, breaking in like a common thief
And she conceived him in mind
And in spirit
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A month has gone.
All but memories seem to fade.
She would hold me.
Her affirming presence has
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Tramped down, part of
Pathway now.
Fences are down.
Soldiers come in as
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should not look upon you with a lustful eye?
Forbidden kisses that fills your womb
Impregnated abruptly by my lips
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When one was away
The other had his cow
When he returned
He killed the double agent
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The rooibos tea bag you always
Leave in the tea cup
How it would drive me to the wall
If dirty dishes could kill
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Just as leaves
are intimately attached
to the little stalks on branches
As much as they are also dependant
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Consider my erect pride,
and cast it down.
Let me open up
and crumble like Jericho walls.
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I have nothing to tell…

Your womb is infected.
Life in you feels neglected.
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You shall know me...

Beyond wedding vows...
The sealing kiss.
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