Fish
with brown flesh,
collapsed scales, strong
hearts.
Strange
are those creatures
that sink to
t
h
e
b
o
t
t
o
m.
Choking
in the seas
choking
in the land.
Coughing up
coral
coughing up
stars.
“Why did they not tell us pre-life was better than life?”
And who is the murderer really?
The one
who unwrites
humanity
or the
one
who
reads it?
Soukeyna Osei-Bonsu is a poet and writer based in London. She is author of the chapbook “All The Birds Were Invited To A Feast In The Sky” published with Lote Tree Press and has been featured in the publications The Drinking Gourd, The Black Explorer, Amaliah, Islam Channel, Alchemiya and Hikaayat. She has also had her writing showcased at an M Fest exhibit in London.
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