This is the truth.
you can’t run away from your body
even when it repels itself
You can’t flee a form bestowed unto itself
even when it creaks with unhinged memories
& you search for exit doors in the pores of
your skin
TITLE: MY GRIEF IN A NUTSHELL
AUTHOR: KOREDE KAKAAKI
GENRE: POETRY
NO. OF PAGES: 40
YEAR: 2020
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This is the truth. you can’t run away from your body even when it repels itself You can’t flee a form bestowed unto itself even when it creaks with unhinged memories & you search for exit doors in the pores of your skin
— Korede Kakaaki, Exit Doors
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Korede Kakaaki is a Nigerian poet and Musicologist. He is @koredekakaaki on Twitter and Instagram.
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