“Howdy, scholars! Welcome to class.
What colours don your country’s flag?”
“Green, yellow, blue & white!!”
Márçia wasted no time.
“Red! With a white cross,”
Liam chorused.
“Red, yellow and green,
Plus a black star ever shiny,”
Kofi beamed.
“And you, Kolade?”
The silent being seated at the rear
Became the object of long stares.
“Green. Blood. Green,”
Muttered the hollow voice, rich with such glum & agony untold.
Ezenwa Okonkwo
holds a B.Lis from the University of Benin. In 2013, he won the UBA Foundation national essay competition. Fast forward to present day, Ezenwa works as a copywriter in Lagos, and divides his time between writing essays and poetry, creating amazing photographs and podcasting. You can catch him expressing his wild mind on IG: @___.k.i.n.g._And oh, Ezenwa’s pronouns are he/him.
