in the custody of love
eat of me, drink
my brilliant eyes
and ecstatic grin
i was traveling the road of normalcy
lost to love when i detoured
deep into your mountains, there
i experienced both eagles and turtles
the savor of wild berries
blazing in my mouth,
i am breathing so hard, so hard
my heart is trying to escape confinement
at certain moments beneath your interrogation
i scream out every secret i know
strip off all my acquired manners
and dive into your eyes
reborn in a fusion of flesh
and sharp emotions rising
like a rainbow in the desert
unbelievable, miraculous
satiating, your wetness
all over my face, i leave you
i'm babbling and
dazed out of my senses
drunk from our sacred feast
dancing down the street
the smell of love all in the air
around me
—kalamu ya salaam