…meaning, a peaceful day in June is a cold
day in July; bullets are like raindrops on
the mother of green…
"some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice."—Robert Frost
PORTRAIT OF A HOME AS A HELL
in a class, teacher says, "spell home”,
& you spell hell. meaning, fire licked
the body of your junior at the heart of
every footprint; your memory, afraid of
stains, now remembers him as soot.
meaning, the tongue of the sky spits
gentle fire, but the sins plastered on the
skins of your kinsmen cannot burn; the
celestial cursives cannot baptize, as men
of God wash their innocence with filth.
meaning, a peaceful day in June is a cold
day in July; bullets are like raindrops on
the mother of green. survey your fatherland
in your mother tongue & see how many
of your brothers are in an unending conception.
Odunjo Azeez is a young Nigerian and lover of Art. He has some of his works published in Daily Pointers, Williwash, Afrihill Press, World Voices Magazine, Márokó, and elsewhere. When he’s not writing, he’s found preaching the gospel of Àmàlà, his beloved delicacy.
Hannah Omokafe Dennis Is A 24-year-old Journalist, Voice-Over artist and UNFPA Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Advocate Living In Nigeria. She Currently Serves As A Community Manager In Konya Shamsrumi AndHas Some Of Her Written Works Published On Writer's Space Africa and audio stories on Genti media. She Enjoys Using Words And Her Voice To Tell Stories. She Tweets @Omokafe_forite.
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