Got 2 Be There

By Linette Rabsatt

I confirm and affirm
that I am here for you
you can count on me like you
can count the seeds
in a sugar apple
one for our love
two for our hearts
three times for our charm and
four written love letters
we are here
there’s no conflict
we exist in unison
and I know when I need you
you’ll be here
you call me
and there’s no question
about it
I’m going to be there
it’s fair to say that
our love is another mystery
that no one can explain
opposites attract
and together
we replicate love everyday
and it’s fair to say
that we plan to be
together
here, there and everywhere

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Linette Rabsatt is a Virgin Islands poet with roots in the BVI and USVI who began writing in 1996. You can find her work in her Kindle book, "Be Inspired: Poems by Linette Rabsatt," in Pulse Poetry Magazine, on her blog, Words of Ribbon, and on the Visual Verse and Micromance Magazine websites. Her poems have been published in various journals, magazines, and anthologies. She won the 2024 Read Yuh Ting TOO Virtual Caribbean Poetry Contest and placed second in the 2025 Tell Yuh Story Contest.