FREED CAROUSELS

FREED CAROUSELS

Ife E Sonaike

chime me back in

chime me back in
to the moment I last
heard
your
song

i have
feigned
myself
breathless

prancing into
curious caverns
of wandering minds

so hurl me

hurl
me into
blazing
rings of
love

behind
scuffed windows
i wept you
broken
symphonies
to trail

so
flush the tunnels
study the tracks
flick the lights
back
on
and load
them with truth

even
if you'll
find me

perched
pretty

ankles
doubled over
twinkling deceitfully

fling me
happy and dizzy

whirl me
from
moonlight
right into your
playful day

i will
forget to chase
the taste
of my own
whimsical enchantment

sweep me up
to our
last
phase

beam me
merry with a
fresh
breath

twirl me to the
start
of your tune
or
plug me right into the
end
just
so i
 can start it again

---

Ife E Sonaike
Poet & Court Compliance Officer

Ife has been published in The Move Hub and self-published Fallen in Pleasant Places, a collection of poetry. More of her poetry can be found on Instagram @ingeniest.

Photography by Oscar Nord