Portrait of a Black Boy with Tears as a Pledge
A Boy Carries His Scar like a Birthmark
My Country as a Refuse Dump
We, as a Refugee in Our Own Land
About the artist: Shitta Faruq Adémólá is a late teen Nigerian writer and poet. He has his short stories and poems appearing and forthcoming in African Writer, Praxis Magazine, Kalahari Review, Icefloe Press, Jalada Africa and elsewhere. He won first place in the Shuzia Pen Protest Contest 2020. He also won second place in the Naija haiku contest. When he is not writing, he is either listening to Simi's sweet voice or admiring fair ladies. Say hi on Twitter.