in the market square
where the bandits opened fire
you took one of the grenades
into safety
in your mouth
& you outran your legs
you got home
trembling
your mother
asked what happened
but you chewed on silence
because your mouth is a slaughterhouse
and everything it touches
becomes the lamb.
Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi, THE PLOB, TPC V, is a poet and visual artist from Borgu, Nigeria. His debut poetry collection, The Rainbow Is Not as Beautiful as My Ruins, is forthcoming from Felis Catus Press.
Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi, THE PLOB, TPC V, is a poet and visual artist from Borgu, Nigeria. His debut poetry collection, The Rainbow Is Not as Beautiful as My Ruins, is forthcoming from Felis Catus Press.
Eat the pomegranate seeds.
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