Poetry


William Devine
It was my fault I placed Myself Gently In his arms In that kingdom Of male privilege In his bed


Fadairo Tesleem
I'd befriended the sun before I met you, It betrayed me by hiding it's head - inward its shell, leaving


Fadairo Tesleem
After today buried its lightness in the scary darkness of this night/ the only surviving source of light I had


Fadairo Tesleem
TW: mentions of death and sex I entered a neighborhood graveyard & dig out frames & epitaphs of its inhabitants


Fadairo Tesleem
TW: mentions of death The last time i attended the funeral of a young lad, whose age's same as mine.


Amani Ali
cruel is the world that goes on cruel is life that will never stop for the fallen bodies nor the


Agboola Abidemi Kaothar
After falling  like a stone running down the superficie of a flowing rock   in this dark chamber    


Agboola Abidemi Kaothar
/ after you fluttered away / like a leaf leaving its origin / I realized  the color of which grief


Amani Ali
She was waiting. In the darkness which surrounded her She grew herself a garden And it shielded her from the


William Devine
At mornings When you are Ready, He is at your feet Pulling back the Bed sheets. And you both laugh