Oluwatomi Olanrewaju
[content warning: suicide]
I have discerned darkness;
the addictive kind.
Now laughter is a religion,
I have no faith.
A sinister smile
rests on Ixtab’s lips,
her disciple’s head
will hang tonight.
Let there be darkness,
I envy them.
The ones who live
in ignorant bliss;
the many-faced god
hasn’t known their doorsteps,
yet, he lingers around mine,
which each soft knock
I am tempted to open.
my demons said,
My soul yearns
for the blue above.
If the books are true,
then fiery red awaits.
Only then will I miss
the green of the earth,
but for now, I’m content
with the grey
that clouds my eyes.
and there was darkness.
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Olanrewaju Oluwatomi is an undergraduate of The University of Lagos. She was a 2016 finalist for the National Travel Essay Competition and is a part time writer/ poet. She plays her guitar in her spare time and is currently based in Lagos, Nigeria.