COME HOME
have you seen my heart?
the last time we spoke, she lamented
over a boy who poked holes
through her
to check if she was indeed
made of water and salt
three fortnights ago her fellow woman
ripped her out of home, the woman
must have said something about money
and the need to be a little ‘cold’ if she, my heart
wanted to be loved for a long while
before the next man held my heart
in his hands, she was cut in half by a bird
who offered her to his children: an unburned sacrifice,
unholy & unacceptable:
come home, come home
you who are weary, come home
have you seen my heart?
she was caught in the middle of a love
triangle & forced to accept warmth in unfamiliar
spaces, my heart does not know how to stay
anywhere, with anyone she doesn’t know
how to stay when she loves, she quivers
in disgust at the thought of permanence, her feet
turn to crass; & she flees from all the places
that ask her to feel at home
come home dear heart, come home
to your own
when you see my heart, tell her
i need her
in my hands.
the last time we spoke, she lamented
over a boy who poked holes
through her
to check if she was indeed
made of water and salt
three fortnights ago her fellow woman
ripped her out of home, the woman
must have said something about money
and the need to be a little ‘cold’ if she, my heart
wanted to be loved for a long while
before the next man held my heart
in his hands, she was cut in half by a bird
who offered her to his children: an unburned sacrifice,
unholy & unacceptable:
come home, come home
you who are weary, come home
have you seen my heart?
she was caught in the middle of a love
triangle & forced to accept warmth in unfamiliar
spaces, my heart does not know how to stay
anywhere, with anyone she doesn’t know
how to stay when she loves, she quivers
in disgust at the thought of permanence, her feet
turn to crass; & she flees from all the places
that ask her to feel at home
come home dear heart, come home
to your own
when you see my heart, tell her
i need her
in my hands.
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BIO:
Roberta A. N. Y. Yemofio is interested in poetry and whatever makes the world better. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree at the University of Ghana, reading Psychology and Philosophy. You can find her on twitter @iroberta_amanda.
Roberta A. N. Y. Yemofio is interested in poetry and whatever makes the world better. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree at the University of Ghana, reading Psychology and Philosophy. You can find her on twitter @iroberta_amanda.
