You had stretch marks from folds
And scratches from wear
A delta of lines ran down the x and y of your face and heart.
Like the One crucified.
You were crucified
But what speaks loudest is the gash on your left cheek.
How it revealed the white below the brown.
It did not bleed.
How it spoke of me,
And how one can cease to breathe when folded too much.
I keep a folded picture of you in my pocket.
The testament that we bleed no more.

Nweke, Ernest Ifeanyi personally thinks the most divine things humans have are the ability to choose, to be kind, and to laugh. And of course, fried groundnut and boiled egg. He is talkative and loves witty jokes.