[Lyric] Haikus (Ibi Aanu Zoboi)

I am that tall glass
of lemonade where sugar
sits at the bottom,

Never rising to
the top. Sweet and sour don't
mix to quench this thirst

Wrapping around my
throat where a bittersweet song is
lodged. You serenade

Me while I sip this
honey lemonade potion,
you are a love brew.

Damn boy, you got me
thirsty over you. Mouth dry,
lips chapped, I'm dreaming

Of quenching waters
and all I wanna do is
swim deep in this thing
Called lemonade where
bittersweet elixirs sooth
the soul like moist lips

Touching, bodies merged
in this dance while sugar stirs
to the top, whirling

Like Ochún in her
yellow dress swirling to the
drums, making all this

Sharp-tongued bitterness
submit to the queen bee called
my heart. You got me.

—Thirsty