Love Poem: Your Shadow
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Written by: Kudzai Mhangwa

Your Shadow

His heart is a branch,
And I am the bird
That crept by to
Perch on the wood,
His eyes are
Heaven’s first light
And I sit by the balcony
As the light anoints me.

Even in your darkness
I will stay
For I will twinkle
Like the stars
Even if you run
With wings on your feet,
I will jump from cloud to cloud
To even be your shadow
Or a grain of sand beneath your feet
To live with you is my desire,
And to be your love my longing.