[sand sultan]
“Here are gates with welcoming arms, drapes, gardens // that are all swings and slides.”
Erinola E. Daranijo (he/him) is a Nigerian poet. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Akéwì Magazine and the author of the chapbooks An Epiphany of Roses (Konya Shamsrumi Press) and Every Path Leads to the Sea (Ghost City Press). You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Layworks.
“Here are gates with welcoming arms, drapes, gardens // that are all swings and slides.”