I, I am no Parisian
I am no Breton either
I am no privileged assimilée
Yet, I know the gender
of Stars

I, an Ogu son
Of a graceful Awori sylph
I know, yes, I tell you
the gender of stars—
they are female
femininely beauteous
like Abike, my mother.

WILLIAMS O’SEUN
@poetiquepolymath