There is always a reverberation

Messiness of lines a collision of wind

and earth;

shaking my ground and causing my

hand to slip,

shit.

I'm tense. I'm tight.

My hips…

Where in this life can I sink into the

melting of my hips?

A home where I can listen;

ear to the wall of all

existence.

To hear what they're trying to tell me…

it comes through in these hips.

So sick of restriction;

the shunning of infinite glory;

the light in these hips,

these syrupy hips.

Hips for breakfast, moving in swiftness

unable to brake fast enough

out of restriction, out of pain

out of clean lines, out of shame.

There is always a reverberation.

And the next time I don't roll my

eyes.

Just drop my pen and fall down

my spine, blood to head;

let the blood flow all over the body.

Through my lungs with new juice

back to heart up (down) to brain;

brain is tired. brain is tired.

 

It’s been like this for lifetimes.

 

Heart talking now, hey, hi, ho, hi, hey.

Moving to the undulative rhythm

of some felt sense…

There is always a reverberation.

Deep dips that cause wide open

glances at the sky.

Did I really feel that?

How am I (still) alive?

Deep dips into deep blues

after the sun enervates my majesty,

my magic. Back to these

(black) hips.

Shadows of formation,

feeling good at this.

 

Shifting constellations with these hips

Saving generations with these hips

 

Syrupy hips, sweet suckling

pleasure-bearing hips.

Pleasure on my lips.

Hello to the morning, I whisper,

sunrise kiss…

God bless these hips.

Attune to these hips.

There is always a reverberation.

Shackle-free Sundays;

sun-daze through my sun gaze.

Take your eyes off of me?

I wish you would;

sarcasm dripping from my Sun-kissed

Moon-licked

Venus-dipped

hips.

There is always a reverberation.

Listen to the birds

and fill the void with the me

of forever.

The space between your brain and

butter…

...bread and butter…

Brain and jelly — where is the hot sauce?!

I ask for the umpteenth time.

I told you (God) I want to feel something;

don't you dare put me through

life not to

give me life.

 

Dismiss me, kill me, pray to God and tell him you miss me.

 

Shit.

So tense, intense push

to feel the hard edge of

life in these hips.

That's where I feel it.

Yes, where I feel it.

Tap, tap, sap from the tree,

and I'm rolling down

out of my skin, infinity

my next of kin.

Catch me in your arms and tell me

you love me;

shea butter between your palms.

Blow love in your hands,

catch the rhythm of life,

let's do it again.

Nkem Chukwumerije

Nkem is a heartist and soul ethnographer devoted to inward journeying and embodying creative wisdom. In her artwork, she explores the mysticism of abstraction created through the sensual, soulful, art-making experience. Her varied exploration of art includes painting, writing, poetry, dance, drawing, design, photography, and artistry as an approach to crafting a meaningful and beautiful life — life, itself, as a healing art experience.

Nkem is the Founder of Wellspringwords and has been a teacher of writing for 12+ years. She is the author of the poetry collection Poetry and the immediate: A collection of sensed spaces, loves to dance, cook, enjoy warm drinks in the morning, and take long walks to connect with Gaia.

https://www.bynkem.co/
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