And Then My Soul Kisses Me With

My soul is housed in the nucleus of my brain-

While my physical form rests-

My soul plays a few of hard level games of sudoku-

To prepare for whatever is to happen once the body is no longer permitted sleep-

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The day is in a hurry to weaken the body-

The body feels so far from the four walls it loves most-

The soul must adorn the body with the homes that dwell in its’ compound-

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Loneliness begins to crowd me-

And then my soul kisses me with-

The most belly aching laughs I’ve shared with my family-

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Boredom is sprouting up weeds taller than Kilimanjaro all around me-

And then my soul kisses me with-

The best nights I’ve had with my collectives of friends-

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Dehydration cracks my lips-

And then my soul kisses me with-

The sea waving under my body-

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Silence disables my ears-

And then my soul kisses me with-

The melodies and rhythms of the musically gifted-

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Negativity challenges me to a duel-

And then my soul kisses me with-

The graffiti that lights up the dreariest alley-

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Reality is maiming me-

And then my soul kisses me with-

The reels of a film, the seasons of a series, and the pages of a novel-

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Routine paralyzes me-

And then my soul kisses me with-

A poem