The Pride
In Sankandi the pride of the jungle gathered animals both small and great in their colours of representation. The Hummingbird trickery and lively, the African...
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THE TRADE AT GAMBEJANG
By Madeline Ileleji The Mockingbird had suggested that Gambejang, the line of the Atlantic’s mouth needed to be sold and the divisions issued to its...
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SOMETHING IN THE WIND
By Madeline Ileleji I still remember it, that void night when I conceived my daughter. I guess motherhood after all is an abyss of joy...
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CHEERS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL MIND
By Madeline Ileleji I suppose I must have really been a fool to not notice the strangeness in his wild tongue. He was a lover...
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TOUGH KNUCKLE BONES
By Madeline Ileleji I'm with the girls who have their shirts raised Tucked in on pants that don't fit The ones with the makeup and...
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Cheers to Broken Dreams and Shattered Hope’s
By Madeline Ileleji Let's howl at the wind with all our broken pieces This time we cradling our fall in a light so divine you'd...
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Sassy-Bogie-Fly
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Old and Young Aglow in this Ocean Breath
By Madeline Ileleji There tears are filling up their glasses Tucked under beds with rumpled spreads As they go about with smiles so rare Hiding...
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The Little Mystery
By Madeline Ileleji It's in your pocket No it's in your bag It's on the bed No it's in your parents house It's on the...
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The Voices in The House
By Madeline Ileleji A crown on a scarred forehead, My mother says the hair will cover the scars Plates in the rack breaking on the...
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In Celebration of All Lifeforms
By Madeline Ileleji All the faces under the Sky And all their zodiac signs I'm calling the Star dust creatures And pieces of the umbra...