89 Poems For Esama Of Benin At 89
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Category: Poetry
Long Distance Relationship
They said distance makes the heart grow fonder, short answer; they lied. I know that now as I lay here with you on my mind,…
Society is Unkind to Older People
I do not want my parents to grow old. I want them to remain in their fifties, spry, bubbling with energy and stories and grit.…
Memories, Unfulfilled.
I see kids. They have brown skin and coarse black hair and barely formed teeth. Their gums are the biggest part of their mouth. They’re…
Grief Is A Peculiar Thing
Grief has touched me, In the most peculiar of ways. Yet, it is nothing special, Mama says it is a fact of life. One must…
I Have A Thing
I have a thing, for the makossa, for heavy bass chords and throaty lyrics, for percussions that echo my heartbeat and the whine of my…
You Find Yourself
It starts as a dream. a loose, foggy thing that disappears as soon as you wake up. you can’t quite escape the dream, you revel…
Returning.
Returning. to turn around, to go back to where you are from, to remember whom you have left behind, to see if what you…
Backstrokes
Backstrokes like you’ve done something wrong,But it’s all love. Your body shudders in violence,And that’s funnyFor what I’ve got in your kittyIs the peace sign.…
A better one will come
When one’s heartbroken,Family and friends are quick to go consolingWith pats on the back and words like;A better one will come. Rarely told you were…