The place we never want to know

Poetry
Written By Amarachi Ejimadu

For the lives war took and never returned


The grounds of ruin
The audacity the clouds has to be clear
Perhaps it is well to bring ephemeral and unrecognised peace
The clarity that existed before the ruin returned in the face of chaos

The place where mothers die, and babies wail
Where water falls and fire crawls
Where all laymen want the same thing
Where none will admit to their neighbor


The noise of chaos, the burden of death that will soon befall
The ache of a sleepless and restless day
The hunger of the empty streets

To the orchestrators are but news, tuned in and out of
The brothers dare in fear and wear the stench of an anticipated triumph
Both sides convinced that victory in the fight tomorrow is inevitable


What all would pay for a place with less noise, less crying, less death
A place like that abode of the orchestrators

Amarachi Ejimadu

Amarachi Ejimadu is a writer from southeastern Nigeria whose creative work explores themes of pain, longing, memory, and remembrance. Her poem “A Mother’s Advice to Her Gentle Daughter” appeared in Penolopy, a school literary magazine, and received the school’s poetry award that year, an experience that encouraged her to continue developing her creative writing.

Alongside her literary work, Amarachi is a life scientist with an interest in scientific writing that explores the natural world at the molecular level. She is currently completing the final year of her undergraduate studies. Her experiences in science and creative writing reflect a shared curiosity about life, both the inner emotional experiences that shape people and the biological processes that shape the living world.

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