Kalakuta Republic by Chris Abani

Author:Chris Abani
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780863568787
Publisher: Saqi
Published: 2015-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

Five hours later:

Water is thrown over the metal to cool me.

Through burning steam I see

a man in dazzling robes; face, a thousand suns

coming towards me; leading to light . . .

Six hours later:

‘. . . Jesu, Jesu, Jesu . . .’

chants bubble through blisters.

‘Poor devil’, someone in the cell mutters

‘Shut up fool!’ another snarls.

Someone else, too impatient

to reach the hole in the floor

stands arms akimbo

spattering my face with urine.

‘Thank you, thank you . . .’ I mumble

as the hot ammonia stings me

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