Kidnap Poem
Nikki Giovanni
ever been kidnapped
by a poet
if i were a poet
i’d kidnap you
5 put you in my phrases
and meter you to jones beach
or maybe coney island
or maybe just to my house
lyric you in lilacs
10 dash you in the rain
alliterate the beach
to complement my see
play the lyre for you
ode you with my love song
15 anything to win you
wrap you in the red Black green
show you off to mama
yeah if i were
a poet i’d kid
20 nap you
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