I love it when you say: "YES".
Not just for the meaning of it, but for the love of the lyrical way
it leaves your lips. For your smile that carries the lilting sounds
on magical notes and chords in play
I love it when you say: "YES".
It gives me freedom to express
and DO
and permission to share
my feelings for you.
I love it when you say: "YES"
to the little things
shooting stars, not diamond rings
not majestic seas, but little springs
that refresh our lust for life
And sometimes, when you say: "NO"
I love it too
I look into your sapphire eyes
(I feel you warm to my fingertips
I feel you through your wanting lips)
and then I know
Your "NO" is often just a 'YES"
you're trying to disguise....
Mario d'Offizi is a Cape Town based writer and poet. He is also assistant editor of Sawubona magazine.
Mario's work has featured in many publications over the years and his writing - prose and poetry - has been critically acclaimed thanks to its unfailing honesty and the warmth of his poetic voice.
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"...a searing look at growing up on the other side of the tracks, around the bend and up the wall. I am not easily moved by memoirs, but d'Offizi's story left me reeling on more than one occasion." - Ben Trovato
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 07:52
Yes, please
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:00
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"Yes" this is BEAUTIFUL
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:00
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Cool...maybe I should.
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:00
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Wonderful piece Mario.... like I said you should consider writing songs. Ta
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