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Crease by Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez Adedimeji

3/7/2019

6 Comments

 
they say I fantasize about death
 
why won't I?
.
when the only thing death knows
is to mingle and cling unto
our fragile fracas; only to yank
and drip it off and turning the dwelling
it once lived nimble?
 
why won't I laugh?
.
my chatter is laced in words and letters
which death can catch to snap off whenever
it has gotten the opportunity; which only
comes once
 
why won't I sigh?
.
the heaves in throats minces to the
waves which death molds it into;
which it controls when it leap to
heights which it only conquers once
 
why won't I be amused?
.
when death creases into forms to delve
into forests where my soul lies;
treading saliently on slippery paths
to steal the prized possession which
belongs to it?

why won't I fantasize?
.
when the crudeness refining my being
creases when the paints are yet to
mould my image into the canvass?
 
why won't I freeze?
.
when the breeze hits my fertile skin
and leaves it to miff with our beats
and sigh to think of the times when
they would hit us again but we may
never feel it
.
my laughs fills the mouth as I watch
battles which death conquers only once;
getting me amused when waves of words
litter the sphere; free from the coffins
and happy that they escaped before
the plugs drained out
 
Adedimeji Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez is a creative, aspiring writer and a student of laws. He writes from Ilorin, North-Central Nigeria where the heat seeps to lick the tendrils of our muse into scribbled. He is a Sprinng Literary Movement Fellow in the 2019 Mentorship Cohort and a Local Coordinator at Students for Liberty in Africa. He is a lover of nature, realms and mysticism. He writes with the fervent hopes of bringing the societal stereotypes into limelight. When he is not writing, he is either seen having thoughts on the complexities of law or arguing fervently on the basis of jurisprudence. He can be reached via quayyimadedimeji@gmail.com.
6 Comments
Peter
9/7/2019 10:31:41 am

This is splufik. Every line communicated to me

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Gimbiya
9/7/2019 01:43:19 pm

Every line of the poem sends a message. The writer writes about death in such a manner that is mind blowing.

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Tope link
9/7/2019 05:24:38 pm

Words of truth! Deep and thoughtful.

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ojo oluwaseun
9/7/2019 10:07:00 pm

The piece is really nice ! The style used is unique.
As the poet rhetorically asked those questions with such an euphemistic tone, it appears to me that death is not really a big deal !

So, "why won't I laugh ? "

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Dorcas
10/7/2019 11:58:31 pm

Great piece!
This work is particularly outstanding because it looks out for the major trending situation in the society.

I love the way you spelled death Abdul!

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Raymond Oluwalola
12/7/2019 02:19:23 pm

Questions are the reasons we exist in the world we create with our own hands, for instance: is death a he or a she?

I like your question better and I prefer the answers that you provided...insightful and witty.
Thank you.

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