Umutesi

Songs have been sung about love,

Ballads written for smitten souls,

Roses plucked to captivate unrelenting hearts,

But all is none compared to Umutesi

For her love is intense

Runs deeper than still waters

Gets scarred at times

But loves all over again

And again

Why wouldn’t she?

She loved before she was broken.

She gave up before realizing she was a fighter.

But when her light lit in the shadow, she rose again.

A fighter, a conqueror ready to spread her wings.

She is a beauty, a true luck to have

Her beauty lights in the room

An iridescent aura around her

When she moves, gracefully

When she dances,

Swaying side to side

The whole room sits still

When she loves, gives all in full

For she is Umutesi.

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There is a dark side behind that smile

A tear behind that laughter

A cracked bone behind every dance move

She hides her scars  with a fake smile

But who am I to spoil the fun?

She is simple, ready to mingle  make friends and create a smile.

Beauty manifests itself

For where tears flowed earlier

They dried to form contours

Of cheek bones beyond beauty

For with each smile, the pain is masked away

Graceful dance moves

Follow the trail of split bones

From brokenness she rose

And like a swan

Now masters her destiny

Her simplicity a mire of complexity

Distant yet revealing

A joint poem between Ambuyo and Marie Jose Umutesi