We’ve learned how to die. Each. In a unique splendor. Like, my father who died walking with his head down and legs up. His face was blood stained and smiling. He must have thought himself funny. Boom. That was the sound of the American certified polished pistol he got from only God knows where. It must be that. The whole room laughed. He died almost the way he came. The new trend. My brother died at the age of three. He played with his mates outside for long and then cried, passed out a hot piss and fell with his face hitting the ground. My sister who was married a year ago, took in. We drank Hennessy and Champagne. She walked down to the labor room jugging on her hands and cussing her paternal grandmother for leaving the world before her birth. Push. She screamed: is it coming? And died hoping to have a boy. Mother, is far gone from the scene. She’s gonna smoke all up packets of Amsterdam. Drink liquor to stupor. She can’t breathe no more. Sure. She will bury herself. She always did. We’ve learned how to die. Each. In a unique splendor. Like, me as I am. I will look through the window. Call at an owl’s house, say hello and sleep.
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About the Author:
Akpa Arinzechukwu is a Nigerian born photographer and poet. His works have appeared or will feature on Eastlit, Kalahari Review, Poetry life and Times, and elsewhere.
Ainehi, glad to be here. Am loving it.
Uzodinma, filmmaker.
Wowing n deep
Am mind blown
A Pathetic piece
Great poem though pitiful, Arinzechukwu keep up the good work
You captured the old n what will never be old…the world from the then till the now…nice piece
thats a good poem , life is a precious thing that everybody will like to have it forever but we must learn and recognize we are going to face our ends at different ways
U are wonderful my dear keep it up,d lord will on strengthening u
U are wonderful my dear keep it up,d lord will keep on strengthening u
Yes sir. You and I will die, one day, some day.
No sir. We learn to die by living well.
Wow! Nice one bro, really a nice piece! Keep up the good work