flavour

"let’s go for a walk!" 

"Okay, Dave." 

I stood up and helped her to wear her beige coat. 

her silver necklace moved smoothly 

on her beautiful soft neck. 

her Afro hair inflamed my heart. 

I thought about how I would appreciate 

waking up next to her

 every day 

by the softness of her skin. 

her black dress covered her melanin. 

her grey jeans covered her gentle legs. 

her black sneakers took a sneak peek at me 

and I at them. 

we went for a walk. 

"lead the way!

I follow." 

her humbleness humbled me 

her gentleness gentled me 

her softness softened me 

her kindness made me kind

her calmness made me calm 

her warmness made me warm 

her selflessness made me selfless 

her carefulness made me careful 

her completeness made me complete 

her lovingness 

removed this heartless timeless sadness 

in my sleepless endless nights 

and added flavour to my flavourless life 

the flavour of melanin 

the flavour of love 

the flavour of joy

 the flavour of Joy 

oh yes 

my goodness 

her lovingness made me love again.