Elegy at 6.6137 N, 3.3553 E

PoetryIssue 35
Written by Asma Abike

I met my father's eyes for the first time 

when she passed

I wanted a language to say goodbye 

I never wanted his eyes. 

Asma Abike

Asma Abike is a poet, painter, and teaching artist from Charlotte, North Carolina, by way of Houston, Texas. A first-generation Nigerian-American Muslim woman, her work explores the intersections of identity, faith, and belonging.

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