TOUCH ME NOT
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| Poem by Abiola Adedoyin |
Here I am again
With Touch me not
As the name suggests
So it behaves
And as I touched it, so it’s leaves
Wriggling as if struggling
To stay alive, close
And as I regret touching it
The leaves bloom again as if by magic
So I touched it again
To see if I was not dreaming
Yet the leaves
Wriggling again as if
Struggling to stay alive, close
Here I am again
With Touch me not
As the name suggests
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So it behaves
And as I touched it
So it’s leaves
Wriggling like worms
Whom the mischievous child
Has poured salt upon,wither
But as I regret touching it
The leaves, as if they had been praying
Come alive again
So I touched it again
To see the wonders of nature
Olanle Abiola Adedoyin
