Love Poem: For the Girl Next To My Soul
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Written by: Edwin Olu Bestman

For the Girl Next To My Soul

i am making love in this poem. 
my hands worshiping her feet like a god. 
her smile is where i want to sit & grow old in her belly. 

maybe, i should tell her a story.
of how the ocean tides rise & fall for 
our sake.
that her kisses are enzymes that continue to speed up reactions in our bodies.
  
i love this girl like the holy spirit. 
whenever she descends into my body,
i become a witness/telling people about her everywhere.

she hails from the foundation of africa.
i have seen the grain coast on her skin.
that means: i am in love with a liberian girl.

i love this girl according to the words coming out of my tongue, 
& the meditation that crawls in my heart. 

for this girl,
i have found africa.