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If I Ran From You
Submitted by Karen Shenfeld on December 24, 2009 - 9:38am
If I Ran From You
If I ran from you
to Ouagadougou,
I’d hear your voice in
talking drums.
If I ran from you
to Coromandel,
I’d catch your scent off
salted winds.
If I ran from you
to Auxerre,
I’d feel your touch in
blades of grass.
If I ran from you
to the well of Khaba,
I’d see your shape in
whirling djinns.
If I ran from you
to Madurai,
I’d taste your kiss from
banana leaves.
If I ran from you
to Muktinath,
I’d send you my prayers
off spinning wheels.
