Gbolabo Adetunji

Your feet are graceful in your peep-toes
The bends of your curves are like gems
Like the product of stones
In the hands of veteran sculptor
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I thought I could get you
To blend into my embrace
And make it feel right
I wish it would stay that way
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I couldn't find my cup of coffee

So maybe
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I felt resistance in our embrace

Our fingers were lying
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Coffee has given me
Undeserved stamina
And unrealistic expectations
I will always love coffee
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I wish I could hurry
And answer in a scurry
The issue here is penury
Not of memory
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We saw the bowl last night

A dessert of pregnant men
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This Monday, the wild chase begins
Everyone wants to capture
Something greater than the wind
Something brighter than the dawn
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They are calm when on the winning side
They are not baffled in times of adversity
They are unflustered in times of hardship
They are humble in times of victory
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You are calm, you are sane

You can retreat to your domain
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I can't seem to catch my mind

Will I triumph if I don't quit?
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We have come to the pinnacle of crisis

As we watch one of two pharaohs rises
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I sought after luxury

For fear of a life of penury
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Banned from the city
You crept into the country
And here you are
In this small village
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You have the power darling

To calm my storms
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There lies a limit to infinity

There lies inspiration in sadness
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Who am I

In this vast world of ours
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Leave

Me alone.
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If you would not extol me

Can I get a little applaud maybe
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Pray lady, please pamper me with one

Description of a Capricorn
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