For Moji & Dapo

I have known love
love that holds you
- as though you are the only thing left in the world
love that is jealous over you
love that carries you
- that fights for you
- that is too much, too loud, too big

I have seen love
in my father's embrace
in his animated stories
in his hugs and tickles

I have known love
in my mother's eyes
in her fussing over nothing
in her loud laughter

I have known love
and it holds me
- as though I am the only thing left in the world