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Butterfly effect

Love

By Selasi AtakliPublished 5 years ago 1 min read

All my senses.

They come alive when you are around

A buzz of life that belittles goosebumps

Some force I can't recon with

Something that makes me jump off cliffs

And I'm falling to your gravity

And briefly my spirit lifts

All my senses.

They resuscitate when you're near

A wave of warmth that makes sunshine what it is

Some tirade I synchronise with

Something that makes me dive into oceans

And I'm delving in your Atlantic

And briefly my soul sails

All my senses.

They are saying things only i can hear

Things music bows to

A pleasant appeal you cause

You do the unthinkable...

Some aura of angelic presence

Colours only nature could paint

But you ... you picasso it so well

And I'll willingly liberate myself to your exuberance

I'm buying what you sell

And I'll do it all over again

All your senses.

They flicker to me like you have spent a millennia looking for my dim places

Like there's nobody in the world but you and I

An everlasting infatuation phase

Nothing about you is common.

Have you ever seen a butterfly at rest on an ornamental?

The perfect match of the most well coordinated moment

Well imagine that by a zillion butterflies

Resting in my bosom for a lifetime

And here comes that one other

Not lost, no, but a finder

When I felt her touch

A zillion and one butterflies came alive and

fluttered out in streams from my clothes

It caused an ascension and my feet no longer felt bound to the earth...

She's that butterfly effect.

Changed my life forever.

KEN MILLS

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About the Creator

Selasi Atakli

I post stories and poetry that my friend an amazing Ghanaian writer named Ken mills is too shy to post. They don’t always appreciate writing in Ghana so please help him get the recognition he deserves. If you like it, Please leave a tip.

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