This too would pass

by Bola Opaleke / March 15th, 2017 Today, when the King callsthe gods tremble;to receive no welcomeand no shaking of handsno Heifer’s head on the bloody stake to appease men – eyes set on our necks.The children then would learn to growaround a thousand bodies that smellsneither like their mothers nor their fathers;around other captives … Continue reading This too would pass