Orphan

I AM AN ORPHAN

FROM A

COUNTRY,

WHERE PREGNANT SERPENTS

SING MELODIOUSLY

BEFORE LAYING PLASTIC EGGS

ON GOLDEN WATERS

THAT RUST;

AFTER THESE 

YOLKLESS EGGS

HATCH

I AM AN ORPHAN

FROM A

COUNTRY,

WHERE STARS SHINE AT NOON,

TOADS RUN

IN 

DAYLIGHT,

AND BUTTERFLIES ARE LEFT

TO FLY 

ONLY 

AT 

MIDNIGHT

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Johnpaul is a young Nigeria writer who hails from the Southern part of Nigeria,recently featured in a world anthology titled "Horrors without borders"

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