That I May Breathe Your Name (a poem by Madu Chisom Kingdavid)

I've sailed from the Atlantic Ocean to Niger River,

Now standing on the hill of your ripe breast

That I may breathe the surfs from the shore of your name,

To breathe the breath of our dead in the forests of your arms.

And when dawn hangs her pant on the flowers of your navel,

I'll take a flute and weave songs of maiden moon for you,

Songs as gentle as the whispers of morning doves,

For ages have I longed to breathe your name, Kemjy ...

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This is one of the 5 poems shortlisted for the 2nd voting round in the #PulseStudentPoetry Prize announced on April 2nd 2014. The winner of this round stands a chance to win a sleek Lenovo ThinkPad by the end April.

Drop a comment and/or share to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to vote for your favourite poem or click here to read the other poems and vote.

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Note that the winning poem/poet will be selected by the audience: the number of total likes, shares, tweets, retweets and comments posted on the poem, will be taken into consideration.

The contest continues. Season 2 starts May 2, 2015, with a laptop will be won every month until December 2014.

So Watch out for the announcement!

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