Ayokunle Samuel Betiku writes from the city of Ondo, South West Nigeria. He is a Young Writers and Creatives' Award Fellow. His works have appeared in journals and anthologies, including Kalahari Review, African Writer, Ngiga Review, Praxis, Libretto, Kreative Diadem, Lunaris Review, Pandemic Publications, Rough Cut Press & elsewhere.

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The Body Revises its Displacement

By AYOKUNLE SAMUEL BETIKU

When we sent our voices
into the dark, they ran
back seeking asylum.