Two addresses. Dates

hanging by both tails, as in a formal letter.

Take out this line:

“May Allah grant us the ability and

wisdom to do right”

as well as all the noise & excessive detail that

threaten to cut my ego loose by the throat.

You have just worsened your offense.

You don’t know what it takes

to be your father.

I am your father,

I am always right.

Signed

Your Father

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Zainab Kuyizhi is a young Nigerian poet and a spoken word artist. Her work explores the dynamics of life and its entirety, especially, love, pain, and anger, and it’s appeared in OneBlackBoyLikeThat Review, Tilted House Review and The Ayanfe Magazine and elsewhere. She’s on Twitter & Instagram @yar_kuyizhi.