Atavistic memories

I riffle underneath the image of a child counting 5 on her palms,
I want to exhale the alternative of a dark desire.
In the telescope-
I see the stars in dark_black shades up-down.
My desire is to clutch you in my arms and watch the white board with images of relics,
Elicpse of reaching heaven.

Am in the 5th
& I still wander in the shadows of dark paintings,
I see images of waking wounds with a girl standing on her feet.

I was told in the 7th heaven,
The eclipse-relics of every song that begins with letters""
Morphs into the image of a black girl surrounded by white skins with tattoos of heaven.



Michelle Adegboro is 14yrs old, a poet, short story writer and essayist. She is a lover of art who believes she can make waves and an impact in the world through her voice, words and works. She is a member of hcaf Abuja.