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NÀÌJÁ POETRY 47: Where I Come From by NaijaphiliaBlog: 9:36pm On Jun 02, 2023 |
WHERE I COME FROM Where I come from Little girls are made from clay baked incandescent gold Like chicken thighs coated in glitter None of that sugar and spice and all things nice Apple crumble pie to slice up and eat No We splinter And catch in your throat If you try to hold us between your teeth The Wolf that you are Where I come from Little girls have wings of adire and akwete held together by blood Not wax like silly Icarus’s who tumbled and fell and paid for his daring— No We fly to the sun, the moon, the stars The price for daring is not death But life after life after life— Birthing revolutions We are Earth, Wind and Fire AUTHOR: Amarachika Nina Unigwe, born in Enugu City in Enugu State of Nigeria, West Africa, on Wednesday 12 June 1974. SOURCE: https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/06/02/naija-poetry-47-where-i-come-from/
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