Photo credit: David Ishaya Osu, Erith
If these prayers, if slightly blue
If deep, if more, if flowers
If eyes closed, if saying nothing but nothing
If given, if flesh, if running
If swirls, if timely curves
If around, if inside, if touching
If someone, if going, if outside
If the city, if a river unseen
If only this body of yours, if only
If today, if slouches, if slow
If august, if wet words, if stairs
If hard, if both sides bask
If we forget, if it is unknown, if dreams
If eventually, if eventually
Note: previously published in The Blue Nib in 2020.