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Jakky Bankong-Obi

Bird of Flight

If you are going to cage a bird of flight,
Pluck her wings.

Amputate from scapular to mantle,
Dismantle all impulses for flight;

Unhook the synapses from limbs to brain.
And if you want to be thorough,

Kill the bird.
Because even the caged bird still sings,

Dreaming of sky and wind.
And that is not so different from flying.

Jakky Bankong-Obi is a Writer and Media Consultant writing from Abuja, Nigeria. Her poems have been published in The London Grip, Voices of Eve, The Kalahari Review, Cephalo Press, Amberflora Zine and others. Jakky enjoys long walks, yoga and dabbling in nature photography.

Volume 5 - February 2020

Jakky Bankong-Obi

Bird of Flight

Jakky Bankong-Obi is a Writer and Media Consultant writing from Abuja, Nigeria. Her poems have been published in The London Grip, Voices of Eve, The Kalahari Review, Cephalo Press, Amberflora Zine and others. Jakky enjoys long walks, yoga and dabbling in nature photography. Volume 5 - February 2020