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EMBRACING LIFE - Akeem Adetayo Oyalowo
I do it long
Longer than letters spelling the words
I live for the length
I have lived through the times
But my memories are unspent
I do it long
Seven different beats
Dancers changing costumes
With every new scene
I am patient
You left me at the rails
But the ocean is still down below
I have seen miracles before
And my rebound has long been foretold
I am doing it long
Fulfilling expectations
Showing naysayers why I am an exception
I’m attracted to bends and curves
I am winning my wars without carrying guns
I know what a journey of a thousand steps takes
My will is not made from bones, that’s not how you define stamina
I put values in the means, so it’s not enslaved by an insatiable end
I have seen fireworks thrown at my spanners
I have used that to test my imperfect manners
I love it long,
Sweetness in a longing’s aftermath
Weather often gets cold
But I’m never scared to run a bath
I hear you saying it, but I’ve seen me doing it
You know how to describe, but my steps are practiced
You said his voice was husky
When you heard it first you panicked
I have been doing this for long
Words aiming for my heart never leave me forlorn
You aim to pierce
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