there are things
that’s not supposed
to stay but have
refused to go…
my lover has trapped me
in a rabbit’s hole
singing creed of deliverance.
kyrie eleison…
on our bodies
that has become a secret vessel
concealing sin—
a sacramental of unwanted desires
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.
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