
There’s a tenderness at the end of this poem
“an uncle said the best thing to do to your loved / dead ones is to find them under the rubble. / plant them lillies.”
Tajudeen Muadh is a nineteen year old poet from Osun State, Nigeria. A tired Nigerian, he studies law in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has works either forthcoming or published in Consequence Forum, Strange Horizons, Brazenhead Review, Broken Antler, and elsewhere. You can find him on X @tajudeenmuadh01
“an uncle said the best thing to do to your loved / dead ones is to find them under the rubble. / plant them lillies.”