To Silence

To Silence
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To Silence 

Silence
since mama wore you
the fires
of our smiles
splutter into ashes 
we spend the night 
measuring
length of griefs
in our hearts 
threshing them
like grains
and probing Jehovah why we are here
in the company of vague shadows 
gazing at the hope's bland face

watching... 

About the AuthorKehinde Adedeji is a young Nigerian poet and writer. He writes about pearls and pain, tears and silence, glory and gloom, beauty and scar, et cetera. 

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The opinions expressed are those of the characters and should not be confused with the writer’s.