Olori Ade: It's Always You And I (Poem)
Alone I’m meant to face the world, In life, and death, the same, Yet in the end an utterance, I will whisper out your name; Olori Ade.... There are no fairy tales in life it seems, No storied, joyful ends, It’s just the way we see the world, As the hourglass descends. We both dance under the same blue sky, You and I, We walk the same roadways, Though on different lands, We swim the same seas, Though on different worlds, Yet when we rise from the depths, And our feet feel the sand, We are together in the spirit for which we were born. We sing the same songs, You and I, We hum the same tunes, Though in different keys, We sway to the same rhythm, Though in different directions, Yet when we move in our own intention, And the purpose of our hearts is revealed, We are united in the singular force that we have uncovered. Love is like that, for those who see, Like you and I, The grammar is not always perfect, The words are not always spoken, But the tru...