thighs stained

with blackspots

from my lips:

a virgin begins

to enjoy life

after a night

under her lover’s skin

Iliya Kambai Dennis is a writer and poet from Kaduna. He has been published in Salamander Ink Magazine, ARTMOSTERRIFIC, FERAL: A Journal of Poetry and Art, Serotonin, Konya Shamsrumi, African Writer, The African Writer Review, Afreecan Read, and more. He was Artist of the Month of April, 2021, at the Yasmin El Rufai Foundation, Kaduna. He is the author of the chapbooks Songs We Sing Before We Sleep (WRR Chapbook Series), and Verses (Inkspired). He is a lover of movies, books, and coffee.