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Adaugo
<p><em>If I say don’t go,</em></p><p><em>tell me — would you stay, Adaugo?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Would you linger when evening softens the balcony,</em></p><p><em>when the air smells of rain</em></p><p><em>and fresh jollof drifting from the kitchen?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Would you sit with me for hours</em></p><p><em>with nowhere else to be,</em></p><p><em>let your head rest on my shoulder</em></p><p><em>as though it has finally found home?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Would you place the world on pause —</em></p><p><em>not because you must,</em></p><p><em>but because this moment feels rich enough?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Because peace is not always loud,</em></p><p><em>and joy sometimes wears simple cloth.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Nwa m,</em></p><p><em>with you, even silence tastes sweet.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>And if I say let’s go,</em></p><p><em>tell me — would you rise, Adaugo?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Would you dress with gladness</em></p><p><em>and let me open the car door for you?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Would you ride with me to the waterfront at midnight</em></p><p><em>just to watch boats sleeping on dark water?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Would you fly somewhere on a whim</em></p><p><em>because life is brief</em></p><p><em>and our laughter is long?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Would you chase sunrise beside me</em></p><p><em>on roads we’ve never known —</em></p><p><em>not for the destination,</em></p><p><em>but for the hand you’re holding?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Eziokwu m —</em></p><p><em>I do not know all tomorrow carries.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Some days I’ll arrive with flowers,</em></p><p><em>some days with weary eyes.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Some nights we’ll split one plate between us,</em></p><p><em>some nights we’ll raise glasses of wine.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>But every day</em></p><p><em>I will come with honest hands</em></p><p><em>and one stubborn heart</em></p><p><em>that chose you in abundance and in lack.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>So I ask plainly now,</em></p><p><em>without pride dressing up my words:</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>If I say nọrọ,</em></p><p><em>would you stay?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>If I say ka anyị gawa,</em></p><p><em>would you rise?</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>It is not my pocket</em></p><p><em>or my promises</em></p><p><em>I ask you to trust.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>It is the drum inside your chest.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Tell me true, Adaugo.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>Obi m dị n’aka gị.</em></p><p><em>My heart rests in your hands.</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>So if I call your name —</em></p><p><em>in joy,</em></p><p><em>in hunger,</em></p><p><em>in plenty,</em></p><p><em>in storm —</em></p><p><em><br/></em></p><p><em>would you go,</em></p><p><em>or would you stay</em></p><p><em>with me?<br/><br/>Inspired by the song Adaugo by The Cavemen </em></p>
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