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Today's poem is "The Bullets Are Thinking About My Body Again"

from The Shore

Michael Okafor is an Igbo-born writer from Nigeria. His works explore the human condition. He is a member of the Nwokike Literary Club. A fellow of the SprinNG Creative Writing Fellowship '23. A first runner-up at the 2023 SprinNG Annual Poetry Contest. His poem was longlisted for the Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2024. He's on Instagram @okaformichael0808

Other poems on the web by Michael Okafor:
"In The Dream Where You Wake Up To Everyone You Love Talking Science"
"Life is an Abstract Noun"
"The Dog Metaphor"

Michael Okafor's Website.


Poetry Editors: Sarah Brockhaus * Caroline Chavatel * John A. Nieves
Other poems by The Shore in Verse Daily:
January 14, 2025:   "The Physics of It" by Brian Satrom
October 3, 2024:   "The Last Love Letter of Marie Curie" by Ash Bowen
September 29, 2024:   "Weary of the world, you play Starfield" by Gus Peterson

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