Emenike Ikolodo

Given the choice
I'd walk everywhere
No transport, but a stroll
Here and there
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Let two grey turtledoves,
Clapping against the clouds,
On their backs the sun,
Be the symbol of our love.
...

We spent so little time together
But somehow, after so long, I still
remember you, my long-ago lover.
In arms, we walked the narrow empty beach
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A red footstool clutching at your sweater
When you strolled off the wooden plank
They smiled and you smiled back, loudly.
Tall and gentle, you tipped your damp keepsake hat,
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