mother [specimen A]
take a mother away from a
life, put an ear against it hive
to hear a loud echo
of emptiness. hold it up to
the light to see it; void, & walk
into it to see it grotesque.
now, drop a mother into a life,
see the sun creep in, see it
bright like dawn,
walk into it to see it’s
magnitude, & watch lives perch
on it for a home.
summary of a life briefly spent
for Joy
2010-2014
life is a beautiful home
on lease; we live it & vacate
it immediately the landlord comes
for his belonging.
Opeyemi Oluwayomi
is a Nigerian writer, an English & Literary student of University of Ibadan. His works have appeared on Heart of Flesh Literary Journal, Art Lounge Journal, Issue II, Brittle Paper, Up-write Magazine, SprinNG, Salamander Ink, and elsewhere. He was the second-runner-up winner of the Shuzia Poetry Competition, 2023 (Journey of the Soul). Social media handles: Joseph O. Oluwayomi.
