twilight

what it means to breathe
in a country that is an efficient assassin
is to rehearse my final moments

after every kiss
after every fire
after every thing that made me feel alive,
i call together all my life and tell them
how we could have been a glorious day if
we were born in the morning

for to live and love in my time as a nigerian
is a life that begins after the sun sets
and is over when the night falls