Poetry: Blank | by Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom
A blank page with a questioning look sits
atop my restless lap, athirst of the blood
which once flowed through the pathway
of a concave formed by the melting
of the softness of my thumb
into adjoining fingers…
Each word, like a babe, stands to fall,
falls to stand, stands to fall, falls to stand,
creating cracks on the surface of a paper
about to be yanked, crushed and aimed
at hollowness of an overfed bin…
Whilst minutes are absorbed into the grandness
of hours, the day wears its night gown, leaving me
to find the path to a home long abandoned in the forest
of memories submerged in the noisiness of silence…
Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom is the Editor of PIN Quarterly Journal and Chief Operating Officer of Words Rhymes & Rhythm. He has authored two poetry collections, ‘The Light Bearer’ and ‘Punctured Silence’.
