The Language of Silence
I wake inside
the amniotic
sky a foil
of blue
teaches me
the language
of a tree
and see
how it soaks
in its own shadow
and build flesh
like a face
free in the space
in a bowl of water
the scale
of what is dark
is seen on
a prism
of what is bright
to speak
a language
spoken in silence
every syllable
of it turns
my tongue
Something about Dreams
There
is something
about dreams
that break
when I open
my eyes
a whole castle
had taken
seconds long
to build
but
falls
and
vanishes
like smoke
You Give Me Butt
You give me butt. Flies
a smile melts bone
like it were butter. Fries
in the sunlight
of your presence
I follow a pumpkin;
a balloon bowl
shaking its water
while you walk away
its Halloween
and your backside
is without a costume
you give me butt. flies
About the Poet
Saddiq Dzukogi is a Nigerian poet with three poetry collections. His works have appeared or forthcoming in publications such as: The Kalahari Review, Saraba Magazine, African Writer, Ofi Press, Snapdragon: A Journal of Healing, Entartete Kunst Literary Review, Synchronised Chaos,The Provo Canyon Review, Amomancies, Oddball Magazine, The Bombay Review, Deep Water Literary Journal among others. Saddiq is currently working on his manuscript; Obscene Letters And Other Contradictions. He lives in Minna.
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