Chantal Gumbs Poems

I remember rubbing you from your mother’s womb
Every minute she’d bawl for her belly saying “this pain ah kill me”!
With gentle hands I tickled your tummy
With loving hands I massaged your feet
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I look at you, beautiful, shining with the glaze the sun gave to you
It's as though you are greeting me, so loving, so welcoming
The way you flow, your current, fast as if you're running from something
But yet no one can save you, for they understand not your actions
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She loves to smile and help out others
But when she's not in the mood she hates to be bothered
She is someone who is friendly
But don't get her mad, for then she becomes deadly
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Swoosh! Swish! Swoosh! Swish!
Why can't we all be like you?
Just to leave the horrors of the world behind
You say nothing, you are beautiful, peaceful, and when I come by you, your branches open as if to hug me
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You seem to have no sort of end
No one can stop you, not even to bend
Your length can go on for decades
And your glow never seem to fade
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Roof! Roof! Roof! That's how you bark
Morning, noon and after dark
What a lovely pet indeed you are
That's why I love driving with you in my car
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