Emu Getachew Poems

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1.
Conversation With Jo

We can talk for hours and laugh in between
He respects my words as much as I respect his thinking
There we were choosing human characters from an article
Intrinsically we both chose a man who lavish in infidelity
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2.
“public-Self-Storage-Space'

Cold concrete floor and deafening silence
locks on every door displaying numbers
no names or personalities, no music or kid’s steps
just the sound of all seasons rushing to escape
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3.
Liquid Love

Sailing down the river named serenity
ushered by the laughter of summer wind
emerging and fading from my senses
are time defying moments captured by my mind’s eyes
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4.
I Crave Your Eyes, Your Laughter, Your Touch

I crave your eyes, your laughter, your touch
I crave the smile of your eyes
the warmth of your breath
the scent of your eyelids
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5.
Ink For My Pain

I serve my pen to feed my flesh and my soul extract honey from the alphabets
I come alive and true, when I write
I have no mirror, no dressing room, no camera,
I know no shame
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6.
My Ankle Bracelet

I am free at heart, I kowtow to no rules
Today, I try to change and bear relationship for two
that love has tailored for me carefully
but I tried to run away
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7.
Songs Of The Sky

His voice,
the sound of summer cloud
His walk,
forgotten music notes
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8.
...Before You Came...

My beloved I have much to say,
Oh my! where should I start?

Before you came...
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9.
My Soul Knows You...

Everything carries me to you,
and my soul knows you,
all my life, I've been dancing to your stories,
with you, nights waltz in lucid space,
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10.
When I Love A Man...

When I love a man, I speak no words nor make sentences
When I love a man, I understand the language of the moon
and the laughter of the sun.
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