Fierce by Overcomer Ibiteye

Fierce by Overcomer Ibiteye

There’s a fierce audacity about fire:
the way it barges into our bones unannounced
the way it barrels our bodies into a concave –
into vessels ready for a flame-glossed revival.

This invasion happens every morning
in a totem of events.
First, we yawn into the cervix of dawn
and choke on drowsy psalms.

Then our tongues unblur
and our sounds are octaved
with a burst of languages.
Hosanna gushes out of our pores

and the fire falls.
It doesn’t trickle like the shadowy drops
of a dying rain
neither does it tap our skins gently like a visitor.

It falls with fierceness
parching our throats
igniting our souls
unleashing its ire on anything

that resembles a blemish.
After every release,
after every invasion
our bodies are branded as

scorched
perfumed offerings
awaiting the next dose of fuel
and flames.

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  1. 'Fierce' by Overcomer Ibiteye depicts the blood washed victory yielding salvation.
    It is well written, I love it

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  2. Wao! what a superb write-up. I love the flow too, so intriguing.

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  3. Wonderful writeup. Keep it up.

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  4. Gosh! This really pulled up the spirit you know.

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  5. Marvellous Akintola15 March 2022 at 04:02

    This is an awesome piece

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