The Prostitute's Tongue
i am the filthy beauty
on sale in streets and hoods
of a man market bristling good
in nights of naira and dollar
dark of rainbow heart, singing
“after the reggae play the blues…….
even your boo get a boo……….”
i am the sweet screams of eyes
deep glee and rich rumbles of balls
erasing home from hungry hearts
hankering hardcore rump pump slump
of alcohol’s might on brain and body great
slamming wives and children far away
and betrotheds too in my killing fire
burning wild with warmth and no hate
the heavens love me
in the dirtiest of their tongues
within the richest cringe in brim
of their stainless hearts
but my earths hate me
in the cleanest of their tongues
within the richest cuddle warm
of their messy hearts
for i toss in remorse
of the cries and curse
loud in time’s nasty forewarn
of a smirk smite trap of silence
salivating deep delicious of death
in the tongues of painful prayers
of which i, in deepest sigh
see the big baptism in this trade’s ‘high’
of heavens’ reject and eject of growing nipples
seared with cruel hell orphanism into
the soft warm love and lust cuddle
of my dearest stinking earths
raised a prime prized ecstasy’s tag
o God,
my meal tickets are highest rate
and their homes and hearts i do not hate
but why these rains of pains
beating my soul and act grey?
your heavens lost me to this sweet sin
your heavens kill me now in this sweet sin
whom will your words befall?
who rises? who falls?
Copyright © Tanimonure Richards Adewale | Year Posted 2016
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