I know you

By Olufunmilayo Makinde

You have changed.
Completely
Thoroughly.
But that’s okay
I still know you

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I would know you
Even if you crumbled to pieces several times
And reassembled yourself differently each time

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I would know you
If this world and you by virtue of being in it,
Had been reduced to ash
My ashes would dance upon the breeze,
And they would know yours

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I would know you
If you wore a thousand masks and called them true

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If you forget
If you regret
Even if you lie in the arms of delusion
Even if you let life twist you every which way
You will never be in danger
Of me not recognizing you.

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Olufunmilayo Makinde is a Nigerian writer. You can find her work in Full House Literary and The Periwinkle Pelican.