LOVE Poem: For You, by King Weatherspoon

all the rivers in the world are running back
to the day you were born
my infant-bodied-tears
came out of me to join the race
the water i walked on
was just the way to your house
egypt hadn’t begun making
your favorite color yet
my falcon friend set every grain of sand on fire
shaped it into glass
and stained it with an image of you
the locals brought me a nest of butterflies
to hold in my stomach
each of them chanting your name
so i would never forget
even as i slept the long sleep
and woke up someone new
that i am an alter made flesh
a throne room
for you

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