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Onyekachi Iloh

poetry column

A Compendium of Excuses To Not Call In The Aftermath of Falling Out of Love

By Onyekachi Iloh Sorry, I was in the shower. Sorry, my phone died. Sorry, I was doing the laundry. Sorry, I was at the North Pole. Penguins were sliding on the ice all around us. Sorry, old grief was at…

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August 12, 2022