Dwelling Places

In pleasant dwelling places,

Sequined soulful tunes splinter secret silences.

Strokes from setting suns painting sacred scenes.

Shadows of evenings wake on midday screams

As destinies intertwine in vital breathing spaces.

Immutable properties alter the course of history.

Progenies of the Niger carve a niche

And nestle in a pride of place none can breach.

Akpan