The first time I saw the shadow

That makes boys mad and gibber

Chilly as wonderful as gimmick

Treated and adorned like fresh-milk

Not at all to be spoilt by no one

An all in one

O… sweet Ufuoma.

 

The first time I saw the image

That makes ghosts so ghoulish

Gimlet-eyed; I peeped

Geyser, o… she’s so stylish

Ghastly but comforting, pretty Cinderella

Giddy, I felt

There is something in an image I saw.

 

 

By Onyeche Vincent Onyeka

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