So Miss Duro (@MsDuro) wrote a reply to an old poem of mine (mine is the first section) and now seemed the perfect time to put this up in light of recent debates. Ahem. #TeamCuddles. Enjoy.
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I wanna be your pillow…
I wanna be there when you wake up to remind you that it was just a nightmare…
I wanna be there when you cry at night to soothe your tears…
I wanna be there to share your honest prayers…
I wanna be there with you when everyone else has gone to bed…
I wanna be there to cradle your head when you lose yourself in sleep…
I won’t even mind being your punching bag when you have to let off steam…
I just wanna be your pillow…
Good night.
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I awaken with a smile as bright as the dawn I see outside the window;
Waking up in your arms, relieved it is you here
Knowing that everything would be fine
And if not
I can always come back
That you’ll always be there
To
Remind me it’s just a nightmare
Soothe my tears
Share my honest prayers
Be there
When everyone has gone, not just to bed but turned away from me
Cradle my head when I lose myself in sleep
Be my punching bag when I want to let off steam
That you’ll be not just my pillow, but a pillar to support and lift me up
Higher and higher with each passing day
Just that thought has lit my world, warmed my heart, made me glow brighter than the morning sun…
So awaken and keep holding me
Let our eyes speak on behalf of our lips
Let our twin heartbeats be the reassurance that you’ll never leave
Let our synchronized breathing be my reality check
Let the wind in the willows whisper wanton wishes as it washes over we
Awaken and share the beauty of earth’s sun rise with me
There may be many stars in the sky but you are my sunshine
Good morning
19th Street 
Hmmmm….
Hmmmmm…
Hmmmm…
We can share the silence
Knowing our hearts beat together
The little tugs and echoes
Quiet understanding
We can sleep in our arms
We can sit looking at the dusk
Not a word said
But in so much felt
We can share the warmth in our hearts
You hold my hand while I skip along
In just knowing you R here
And will be when I wake
It is bliss..so absolute
Just as I drift away
A ☺ on my face.
Samsie has come here to finish us with romance again. Na wa O. Oya, hold my hand… 😀
Things that lead to baby mama drama…..
LOL!!! No way. The love here is too deep for hit and run
NICE!!!
‘Synchronized breathing… Eyes speak on behalf of lips..’ Very nice poetry. 🙂
I see passion in this, Anything we should know?
Nice
Lol. Emmm. No. This is love in poetry, sorry poetry in motion. Ahhh. Its all coming out wrong. 😐
A cuddle, my mind fuddles
A cuddle for life’s hurdles
Our plans may get scuttled
But our cuddles cure my shudders
You’re the cream in my butter
Smooth, silky, no one else’s smoother
Love me jeje, love me bebe
All things go
Our cuddle’s not a thing
Its eternal, makes the world’s swing slow
Back and forth, on and on
It is our cuddle that gives me hope
The hope of sisyphus
Hmmm. Pretty nice. Didn’t know Dolu wrote poetry. There’s nothing that delights me more than cuddling, even though I hate to admit it.
punching bag ey? *Moves on like nothing happend*
Yes. With “gloves”. 😀
Impressed as usual.. MisDuro has it..no doubt, too easy
Ok I understand it! Before I fall my hand again!*rme*
1st off, Orijesu thanks for the opportunity… I totally enjoyed writing for your blog and maybe I could write again… Yea, this is me begging… X_x
Thanks everyone for your comments they are much appreciated… Looking forward to reading constructive criticism from you guyz also… 😀
@Nerdy, well I didn’t know that myself…
But of course! You’re welcome here anytime. 🙂
So poetry is trending on blogs now abi? Konjified one for that matter. The one wey Vick and Koro do last nyt never do una, una come bring all dese ones again… *heavy sigh*
Anyways sha, I feel MsDuro’s piece weller. Efe, u try small… But wait o, you let her beat you with punches, you let her beat you with words, even her love beat ya own, are you not finished?! *exits scene shaking head solemnly*
LOL!!! Ola it’s always gentlemanly to let the lady win. 😀
God! I wish I wasn’t such a cynic. I resonated. Good work. Clean, lucid, succinct & tasteful
These things are too deep for cuddle-aholics like myself 😦
Brilliant writing, you both.
Thank you boss. 🙂
Verb, thank you… And you have it in you also….
Olatoxic, thank you…
Qurr, abi ooooo… After seeing his poem, I wanted to cuddle, and just thinking about it pushed me to write… I love cuddling… I’m a proud cuddle-aholic.
Orijesu, I saw that comment ooooo…
Violence is never the answer.
*erases the punching bag line*
Wait. Wait! Why do I feel like you’re talking about sex? Ehn?? Hmmmm
*puts the line back*
As you were.
Terdoh say no to domestic violence. 😐
Nicee, impressed
Brilliant…..as usual nice one Duro
In your arms, I’m safe and warm
Unconcerned about the storm
Your chest, my pillow
Your heartbeat, my lullaby
You’re there to soothe me when I cry
Your skin, a canvass for my imaginary art
Your fingers combing through my tangled up hair
Our unspoken love happily fills the air
Intertwined, we’ll stay the night
Lock away our worries and our fear
Because when we wake, we’ll both be here
I struggled to avoid the word intertwined in this post and here Coco has brought it back. *sighs* Why are you like this?
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*clears throat* dolu whts d inspiration behind this *side eye* ..there is a story here..lol.. Very nice write up 😀
Now phoning Babà Blue powered by Airtel.
O no!
Terdoh *sigh* errrr… Never mind
Tomi & Omar, thanks a lot…
Opkins, I could tell you the story over lunch, so find that recipe book…
Remi Olutimayin, I’m humbled by the fact that you consider my work good… You are a great writer
Cece, *sigh* you killed it… You put the bow on the present… Nice one
I love the way the lines flow into each other,this poetry is beautiful!
As for the romance…all I can allude this to is a down-filled pillow shikena 😐
I want to be your late nights and early mornings,
I want to hold you when you are cold,
Fill you with my warmth,
Soothe you with my caresses,
And as I drift into silent slumber,
I have no fear,
Because I know you’ll be here,
Till the dawn and after,
Holding me,
Never letting me go,
My pillar,
My strength,
My heartbeat.
Awww,randomme I like that…
Punching bag eh?! Ok now!
@iamsamsie thanks.
Shey you know I have no bed? Will you share my ragged mat?
I have no rest for my head. I have no standing fan.
Shey you know?
I have dreams, only. And a broad chest. And a roll of insect-eaten ankara to cover you.
Shey you know?
We cannot cuddle in this heat. No not tonight.
Sleep. Let’s do that in our dreams.
Killed it!
Ha!
Why I love the reality of this poem I have no idea. Its so African, so real. To cuddle on a mat would be the ultimate test of love. 😀
“we cannot cuddle in this heat. no not tonight..”.lol
*sniff* .. *sniff* … Quit making a thug like me get all emotional & what not… Nice 1 dear.. 🙂
Called Thug love homie. 😀
And the heat from the love above,
Engulfed in me in a feeling I cannot fathom
Of completeness, of indescribable joy
Just knowing that someone could feel this way about cuddling
And yet, I have always found a way to deprive you
C’mere my love
And let us cuddle and make merry.
I looove this piece, I looove this….the way they just flow into each other..is amazing. Nice one. Oh! And the lady beat u hands down 😀
Wow. Oh wow! Just look how you are feeling the thoughts here in the poem. You wanna finish us with love?!
I will share your ragged mat,
I will share your insect eaten ankara,
I will be the place where you rest your head,
And it doesn’t matter that mosquitoes make our bodies their special feast,
It doesn’t matter that we are the only audience at their special concert,
What matters is that,
You’ll be in my dreams,
And here still when I awaken,
Even when our ragged mat is rolled up,
And our insect eaten ankara is folded up,
We’d be together still,
Regardless of place,time,circumstance.
In my thoughts, my dreams and my reality.
This is deep. So because of love mosquito singing will turn to orchestra? E be like say dem never bite you before! I love your rendition 😀
beautiful..! coagitations of me, i like your reply to afrosays comment… i think i’m gonna print this.
Lol!thanks 😀