Black Poetry : innocence magnified

dnommo

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Pure innocence rested in protection
Her hazel eyes, big and bright was
A mirror into her soul as she lifted
Her head from her mother’s shoulder;

I fell in love with her spirit for it
Echoed from within the beauty of life
And the innocence of her love as she
Looked at life as a simple playground;

Her smile was gentle as it stretched to
Greet the dimples that appeared on her
Caramel colored skin leaving little room
For pain nor the frown of a life ahead;

Her mother swayed left to right as her
Seed’s arms lay limp against hers and
Her sandal covered feet dangled under
her mother’s sweet, loving embrace;

she knew nothing more than the security
of the arms that she rested on unaware
of the situations of the day as everyone
else dances she just rest frozen in time;

I want to wrap her in the safety of me
Protecting her from the ills of the world
And yet all I would do is smile hoping
Her smile would bring me serenity;

She lifter her head peeking at me from
Behind the shelter of her mother’s face
Making sure I only saw the curiosity
Shining brightly from her left eye;

Her look made me insecure for she took
So long to respond staring at me to study
My moves and my responses making sure
My gesture was not without simple joy;

And after the song ended and the place she
Rested no longer swayed side to side she
Paused for a moment to fully see me and
Offer me a drop of peace carried on her smile…
 

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