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HEARTBEAT

©onyekachi c ugwu
In verse and in stanza
The rhythm of your heartbeat echoes 
From the womb of the earth 
Sprouting like mushrooms 
To feed the famished 
I feel the drums 
Ricocheting in the distance 
Yet so close to the lining 
Of my heart 
In sombre tones 
Before now i lay low, forlorn 
Like dying leaf
But the pulsating rhythm of 
Your unencumbered love 
Streams wakefulness 
Into my spirit 
And here I am 
Fresh like the yolk 
Of the crescent moon...
Sailing the virgin cloud...
Your voice wakes 
The dying ember 
Your lines breathed out 
From the depth of truth
Cuddles my inside being 
With an elixir 
And I am emerging 
Like the sun 
From the belly 
Of the morning 
Yes... Go and Go 
Standing by always...
In the valley 
Separating chaff and wheat....
©onyekachi c ugwu
©onyekachi