In Creative Corner, poetry

Slowly, at dusk, the curtains are drawn

The show for the day is over

Now the mask can be taken off

Softly, in the dark, the girl in me cries

Reminding my adult body of how hollow she feels

Of how much it stings

Telling her we are not ready for this stage

“Let’s go back to the glamour”

“Where we care less”

“And our worry was for our baby doll and buckets of sand”

Like mother to daughter

She comforts her

This is our life now

The soul is bruised but our body isn’t

We are broken but beautiful

And that is what humans see

Beauty

So, let’s showcase it

When it’s dawn

we conceal this sleep deprived,

Red stained eyes

Put on a smile

And the curtains are raised again

The show continues….

 

This Poem was published in the April 2024 edition of the WSA magazine. Please click here to download.

Read – Bond Beyond the Grave – A Poem by Ikobeng Gracious, Botswana

 

 

Yero Fatima

 

 

Yero Fatima Suleiman is a 500-level law student at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. She is a freelance writer and has participated in numerous writing competitions such as the climate change prize poetry contest by the Eke Arts and Book Festival in 2022. She is a member of the Creative Writers Club at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria and is a regular attendee of the Kaduna Arts and Book Festival. She loves reading, and cooking and is passionate about change.

 

 

 


 

 

 

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  • Divine chiemere
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    “we’re broken but beautiful
    And that’s what human see
    Beauty
    Let’s show case it”
    Such a great piece. Deep and realistic

    • Yero Fatima Suleiman
      Reply

      Thank you 😊

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