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How My Mother Prays in a graveyarddeceased are buriedwith white yards ¬ all with lustrous boxes as we have metalsthat are malleable, ductile and sonorouslike my father’s poetic wordswe still…More
What Is Deeper Than the Hole in My Heart? Death walked into the euphoria of our home / gripped you with its sturdy hands & dragged you / to the…More
but what is progressivenessif we want more?of what use is altruismwhen we are able to garnerthrough greed& avarice?this tapestryoverwhelms me,it should you toobecause,people talk. they talk about how slowtime ebbs…how…More
/Beloved/The most beautiful thing I’ve ever felt is you, and I remain convinced that the most beautiful thing I’ve ever felt is still you. The nectar of your nether lips…More
Is this a One-Night Stand? It’s evening yet the coldhas frozen my blanket.It’s evening yet and your adamantinemouth has gone to the silence market.It’s evening yet, and I’m yet to…More
According to Achebe, “we were able to demonstrate that it was possible for African people, entirely on their own, to refine oil.” And after those who had barrels filled with…More
When death gave my father a bitter smile in the middle of the night;this death choked his breath and kissed his headlike a thief recites some verses before scaling a…More
In the thicket Mothers hum & prod babiesbitten by tsetse flies. In the thicket every sleep is slippery towards silent stupor & mothers know every quiet eyeclosure is not peace…More
Various Forms of Doubt Rehearsing How to Dance in My Sister’s Head (i)we take off our clothesyour skin turns downthe approach of my fingers.fright cloaks youyour skeletal frame is upholsteredin…More