Tolulope Onayemi Poet Free verse

Notes of Hi and Used To

Hi.

I want to start with 'hi.' 

It might seem like a lot of work to get to where I see you, and you see me, 
But who's to say we must go with the flow or not skip steps?

I want you to know that I am in this totally,
I am laying it all down to get to know you.

So, hi, I am here.

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For a couple of years, you were my favourite spot.

But I don't want to get to know the me that knew you. 

I'd rather be in denial of that person.

I'm too lazy to get to know a confused stranger.
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Now, I am reminded of them again

Feelings and memories suppressed

But that familiar throb pulls them back into my consciousness

A decade ago, that place seemed familiar to me

And for all I know now, I was surviving that same place

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