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the hyperlinks you gave me went for a swim | lines by Ayo Sogunro

Posted on February 18, 2011 by ayosogunro Leave a comment

Yesterday,
Silky bands of ideas and knowledge
Encircled us in close commune
All that you said was
True.

Today,
Flying a bike on the Eko Bridge
I looked to the Lagoon
And it was
Blue.

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