by Omukuvah Otido
– True, Horatio –In certain dialectic planes
where thesis
morphs with antithesis
lovers eagerly forsake visas
to tiger
economies and sky-scraped lands
for the sake of
love
and tar dark offspring
in thatched mud huts and
Savannah vistas
(The night
oh the night
– it smells like Eritreans having
coffee –
or drowning in the Mediterranean)
However,
in this system that waxes solar
all we have is
Syria, Prostitutes, Sin and Consequence
in this system that waxes solar
all we have is
Syria, Prostitutes, Sin and Consequence
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Omukuvah Otido comes from Nairobi, Kenya. He is primarily a poet although he also dabbles in science fiction and photography. His poetic influences include Khayyam, Dickinson and Walcott. His poetry has appeared in literary journals like Saraba Magazine and The Kalahari review. All his works are available on his website www.omukuvah.org
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