I knew by the way every tree pointed at you
that you were the comet flying by in my sky
all about you said ephemera lova
and the masochist in me said pourquoi pas?
we were flickering lights in the winds of time
barely perceptible
barely emitting
but we swam against tides daily
and now let that one go
because I am ga ga for ya
let’s love like there’s no end
except bruised egos and backs bent
“you would always know what I’m saying no matter what language I’m using”
She said it as we were having one of our banal moments
the one where our feet gently rubbed against each other
as we lost ourselves in each other’s gaze
our lives at the time seemed to be gaining momentum
she knew where she was going
and I didn’t want to spoil the surprises of tomorrows
I liked discovering the idea of being alive
I liked this moment of certainty
where feet rubbing against one another
meant that everything was perfect with this world
so I simply said:
Meme si le temps pouvait s’arreter, mon amour pour toi restera eternel.
Because love was too full for me so I just slipped into it,
It was all nice and soft at first then it turned serious after awhile,
Sometimes I slipped out of it,
Because it was too good to be true,
But the air outside was too poisonous especially when you feel l’amour,
I never fell in love,
But I learned how to share it with the birds who sing it back to me,
With dogs who wag their tails for me,
With smiley people and smiley babies,
With her even when she the one who shows me the way,
I never fell in love
But I hear good things about it:
You get wings and sit on clouds
The heavens open up and you have a face to face with God
You teach angels the language of love
And understand the sounds of babies
I never fell in love
Because I was too full of me
So I try everyday to take out some of me
And put some of love
It’s painful and pleasing at once
But I heard that after you have cried, all you could is laugh
So yeah I never fell in love,
But I cant get enough of it…
speak to me would you?
leave the lowered gaze and pregnant silence to those who brood in shallow seas
look in me eyes and let us drown in selfish love
let’s get drunk in each other until there’s no space for a me or a you
We will rewrite tragic love tales and legends
for our love is as ancient as the bones of the first men found in Africa
and yet as fresh as the butterfly that just came out of its cocoon
be light love
light feet and light heart
open your arms as if the world could fit in between
and kiss me like sea licks and tongue the earth
let your scent all over me like the unique fragrance babes have
I’m blind but my fingers can trace your figure from head to toes
I am mad
witlessly
in love
and I don’t care for the world
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May be a little biased cause this is family, but this is still, to me, the best slam/performance poem I’ve ever seen. #KharyJackson
words of fire delivered with a short breath and couldn’t ask for more.
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