Poem 12: Gathering

to meet with people can be a joyous thing you share, commiserate, or a smile to others bring and yet, sometimes, to be in a large group can lead your bright spirits into a lonely droop a friend may be waiting amongst the busy crowd,…

Butterflies (Hour 12)

The congregation nod as the pastor “preaches” he decrees death upon women following other people’s husbands “Ride on Sir” Ejiro echoes   Now she turns to me gifts me an ear-to-ear grin then points with her gaze “that woman is sleeping with the husband of…