Love Poem: Vouch For
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Written by: Tinashe Chipenyu

Vouch For

I am patently smitten 
With utmost contempt ,they treat any mention of its reality
The realm of the illusory is its permanent abode
Its at best transient , an ephemeral indulgence ,
A violet on a morbid pathway 
The ill-fated roadside plant whose demise is lurking in the shadows.
A facade ,an imaginary concept birthed out of delusion and denial
Disapproval and detest permiate the dense air 
whenever the subject comes up 
The thickness ,stifling the atmosphere of any remaining residues of hope
Intense apprehension carved from a litany of painful experiences
But what's the essence of life if not the defiance of history? -
The obliteration of barriers thought impervious?,
The erection of walls long believed 
to be figments of overambitious imaginations ?,
The charting of venturesome trails in the perilous jungle?  
Don't you just love it when you see tables turn ?
Isn't it a sight to cherish when the applecart gets upset?

I am utterly smitten , 
by that penetrating ,self assured gaze -Impeccable as ever
Cascading through my being like African okra in an enamel plate
Fluid and engrossing 
The ravishing smile , aggressively addictive ,
which almost always succeeds in changing the climate in my spine 
The lips which drip unfettered mellifluousness,
A song without want of both depth and sweetness 
Something that only such a golden soul can exude
The archetype of perfection ..
Like a gazelle in the Savanna plains ,
grace and elegance attends her gait always 
This is where even the most intransigent hearts ,
are rendered malleable and ductile 
And utter patency becomes the heart's portion