I WILL

I will stand by your door
I will knock till you open
I will call out your name
even in eternity's yawn
my legs hurt,
my fingers bloody
my voice hoarse
Yet I will stay,
Arms wide open
Proclaiming a love you desire
I will stand by your door,
I will knock, I will wait

BIO:

Abasiama Udom is a polymathic writer and poet, she writes from Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. Her works have been published in Kalahari Review, Imspired, The Sandy River Review, Rigorous Magazine and elsewhere. She is constantly chasing new adventures but appreciates the constancy of food, music, books, family, sleep, and football in her life. She is on instagram abasiama.udom