THE FOLLOWING POEM WAS SELECTED IN WINGWORD POETRY PRIZE 2023 LONGLIST.

Serve me with all of it

Not just with flowers and wine,

Make love with my sweating flesh,

And gushing soul

Making sounds of utmost delight

Let me rise slowly

And breathe in the freshness of your vibe, of your chirping in my ear in the dim starry night

Serve me with the sweet odour

Of your fingers crawling through my cheeks, finding their way in my messy hair.

In every whisper I hear a voice

Through your mesmerising eyes, through those lips parting slowly placing them on mine

Serve me with the power to move down

the gulfs of your soul

With all my rushing heart and letting the tears flow

Making it clearer to see through the eyes

Let me serve you with all of it

All of it this time