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Addiction – Edoziem Miracle

I have given you dominion see it on the roads of your hands wet history
calligraphing in flesh under a tanned hide of old people waltzing
tap-tapping as you undo the blood-bond then
the world dances for you spinning on your fetus

everybody has one grown from salt and the water of a bruised side victory
is mine but what is mine also runs after me
in naked hopeless streets
maybe salt is meant to be recycled
chased after as you lose yourself in the torrents
and your feet unravel to a place only dreams know

Edoziem Miracle is a Nigerian writer with a degree in English and Literary Studies from the University of Nigeria Nsukka. His works have appeared in the 2020 Afritondo Anthology, the 2021 Toyin Falola Anthology, the Muse, and elsewhere. When he’s not writing literature, he works as a content/ghostwriter. You can find other works on www.themiracleedoziem.com.

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