Irene Umulisa Poems

I saw you and I flamed.
I never once knew I was capable of fire,
Never once knew I could burn so.
I who had for so long been cold,
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Today I feel like a ship wrecked at sea.
Today I stand fully ignorant in my knowledge.
I stand bleakly as I watch life pass me by.
Today I have become an infant.
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I watch you…
I watch you as your features once tense,
Relax in sleep.
I place a hand on my chin,
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