Taofeek Ayeyemi

Lockdown

My backpack sits in the corner, still smelling of the outdoors. I circle the date on the calendar when life will resume.

tuning the radio —
the hush-hush
of a sudden drizzle

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About the Author

Taofeek Ayeyemi is a Nigerian lawyer and writer whose works have appeared in Frogpond, Presence, and Modern Haiku, among others. He won the 2021 Loft Books Flash Fiction Contest with his haibun “Banga” and Honourable Mention in the 2020 Akita International Haiku Contest.