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we who bleed easy
haemophiliacs
curl up in our cradles
away from the harshness
of the world and
the dangers of the unfamiliar.
brittle bones
afraid to break
we encase our fragility
in portmanteaus
made of brass
and aluminium finish.
we who tiptoe around the light
taking shadows for duvet
artful dodgers
wary of being razed
to ash by everything
that illuminates us.
all of us — children of Adam
are more alike than we allow
by mid-harmattan
everyone is a refugee
looking for shelter
wherever they can find it.
Sadiq Abdulsalam Adeiza hails from the charming town of Okene, Middle Belt Nigeria. He is a poet, writer, and editor. A 2-time Best of The Net Nominee in poetry, his works have appeared in Overtly Lit, Jarfly Magazine, Ice Floe Press, Feral: a journal of poetry and art, The Shallow Tales Review, Kalahari Review, African Writer Magazine, and elsewhere. Sadiq is training to be a Doctor at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
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