Love Test Poem by Barima Basoah

I thought your heart is small,
but as big as the universe,
that the whole ocean has filled it.

I thought I could not do it,
but I have fetch the whole ocean,
for you with a spoon.

I thought I could not do it with time,
but it took me just a moment, a whisper,
a snap, a blink of an eye.

I thought I could not do with strength,
but you in my mind a great source of strength,
that I never felt tired nor weak.

I thought I could not swim to the end of the ocean,
But your canoe took me across safely,
That all I did was to paddle rhythmically.

I thought it was death doing it for you,
but I found life from doing it,
that I want to live forever.

I thought you were punishing me,
but you were asking me to love you,
and now, I want to live loving you alway.

From the collection: SECSTASY