The heart beats well at night

It is only at night that we realize that the clouds were never as dark as they seemed.

What’s wrong

Nothing, just hate this weather I know.

It’s a clear sky

I know.

What you thinking of?

Look

Where

Here, give me your finger

Do you see that?

The stars?

Yea. Orion’s Belt

I thought that was Orion’s Belt

Does it matter

Not at all.

Obehi Akpengbe

A poem inspired by a loved one who I lost a while ago. I realize that the small things that used to make me upset were trivial and now I sometimes find myself wanting to go back to when my biggest problems were “my big brother chewing too loud” and “another boring math class”.

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