History
Sadness-tinged bones dug out of a clay grave, bleached white as linen, the love bled out of them no story to tell.
Tag Archives: poetry
‘Telephone Conversation’ by the amazing Wole Soyinka (1962)
The price seemed reasonable, location Indifferent. The landlady swore she lived Off premises. Nothing remained But self-confession. “Madam,” I warned, “I hate a wasted journey–I am African.” Silence. Silenced transmission of Pressurized good-breeding. Voice, when it came, Lipstick coated, long gold-rolled Cigarette-holder pipped. Caught I was foully. “HOW DARK?” . . . I had not […]
‘A’ IS FOR ‘PLEASE MOVE ON’
I should have known that you were trouble the minute your text popped up peppered in one spot with a glaringly misspelled word. I was told that this is the year to go with the flow, give folks a chance instead of running at a misplaced u or r. Everything in me ached to correct you, everything in […]
Broken Fall
I stepped out onto the ledge, your warm silken hands beckoning me to step out even further, a silent promise in the air, a promise to catch me if I fell. I asked you once, twice, thrice… if you really would catch me, for I could always go back. Back into the cool embrace of […]
mkhana in transit 