I have come The cistern is broken And water run on parched earth Thirsty and remaining insatiable Would you receive The heat from the offering Here, savour the smoky emission Make it your sweet smelling savour For cries of losses ascend Contending with your perfumery Attempting to supersede your desire Evils, battling on a sinister collision Redeem Terra Firma Beautify our soil of sustenance Avert all the pervasive injustice And as a womb, make us fertile again by Adeniyi Kunnu Twitter: @mautin777 Photo Credit: Adunni Onigege Ara READ ALSO: Ekwe Runs Wild PHOTO SPEAKS Racism, Where Is Your Sting?: A provocative look at the beginning and the end of racism THE RAVINE BY ROBERT PASCUZZI
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