Saltwater Demands a Psalm by Kweku Abimbola

Author:Kweku Abimbola [Abimbola, Kweku]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: 2023-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

You can tell the age

of a comb the same as a human:

check to see how many teeth

it’s missing. May your hair charm

the teeth of each comb it meets.

May you collect the broken teeth

of every comb your hair charms.

When you have a handful

of charmed teeth, fashion them into jewelry.

First, make an anklet. With more, make bracelets

and necklaces and crowns. Season your jewelry

with emerald and ivory from the troves of Obuasi.

Keep and grow these gems of your hair’s hunger.

Make note of the day your hair takes a new prisoner,

keep this record. You’ll need it to recollect time

once you reach the dissolution of days.

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