William

william poetry

By Afere David Akingbade (WriteousDavid)  Finely buried beneath red gumIs my dentitionWhite like snow they areButWhen they rust like ironAnd glitters like bronzeWilliam…Will you? Black as coalIs the thread of my scalp?But when they... Read More

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THE THINGS I DO NOT KNOW

THE THINGS I DO NOT KNOW

We do not know the colour of your eyesSome say it’s blue— deep seas are in your eyesor was it the sky that spread its sheet across your irises?Others say it’s red— so I searched your pupils for firesThat burn the world in your head but... Read More

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