Heresiads Poem by Shola Balogun

Heresiads



Abraham...Ra...Ham

I kissed the navel of the night.
The chalice of sprouted stalks of bitterleaf,
Damp from the drunken earth,
Gained my lips and left my tongue
Unspent in an impetuous reserve.

I do not stay my hand on the omelette.
Obatala...Bata...Ala

Wolves weaving webs with woods:
It pleased me more to spew
Crushed roots on the languid brows
Of the base statuary on the stone pines.

Saturday, August 12, 2017
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Shola Balogun

Shola Balogun

Igbo Ora, Oyo State, Nigeria, West Africa
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