Lyrics: Aja Monet
Music: Aja Monet
I came to the poem seeking love
Seeking self
Seeking calm
I came to the poem seeking friendship
Seeking joy and dreams
I found you
I came to the poem seeking tenderness
Seeking home
A roof
A meal, perhaps
A garden
A front porch
A stream
A few steps beyond the backyard
I found you
I came to the poem to weep
To laugh
To whisper
To yell
To dance and be naked through the fields
To be more than a body
I came to the poem to discover
To uncover
I found you
I came to the poem with my tears
To share my joy and my awe
I came to the poem to hear the mood of the people
To attend, to soothe and sift through
I came to the poem to reckon
To protest, to confront
To challenge and be challenged
I found you
I came to the poem and found forever
I came to the poem to ponder, to play
To snap my fingers and clap my hands
And stomp my feet
I came to the poem and I found you