All EarsIncognitus Spectrum by Délé Adélàmí
Updated: May 10
Photograph by Tammy Pineda (https://www.instagram.com/tnpineda/)
There on the sea, it stood like a lonely bird,
And her eyes sparkled like a diamond in the night.
As it walked in my sun-down mind and pulled a liver to its end,
There was a silent cry on the down-town abhor of my crippled heart.
There on the sea, it stood like a lonely bird,
And her body burned like flames—her face like the heaven’s ray.
No one ever knew who this “was”—sometimes, she was a dwarfish Jew,
And other times, he was like a meek Goliath with his mighty height.
Though it felt a bit cold at dawn,
Her cloak was always warm.
As she tossed her chances in the windy air,