HUMAN

he sees fire

& tells a friend to embrace it for warmth.

he claps to the swiftness

of a child crawling into the sea.

he raises a hand in praise

to the blind man without a staff.  

blood, he calls good wine.

blood, he calls sweet drink.

GHETTO

these ones own the earth too

rags on dusty skin, bodies

beaten to stillness by harmattan.

Yet, they rise with the morning sun,

wheeze with the evening breeze,

dance to the dryness of bone and flesh.

these ones own the earth too

as they chase cars to sell items,

pace the streets to gather themselves,

swarm the roads in numbers.

though they hardly know

what becomes of the day or them,

their limbs are fueled to hit every path

that brings luck & brings home.

Vivian Etonyeaku studies English and Literary Studies at the University of Nigeria Nsukka and is the current Assistant Director of Games in her department. She takes interest in sports, and football to be precise. She loves creating magic with her pen and gains inspiration in her quiet place after series of events.