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Vol. VI · September 2026

THE PAINTED BLACK by Uchechukwu Onyedikam

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Standing the boy stood

bereaved, beneath the

mourning darkness as

he awaits the Moon

to budge:

his outlook choked with

uncertainty, & troubled

with dismay…

Un-cheer in an oasis

of the lost night

wandering in silent

tears, talking to

his mama’s empty

body to gain back

weight of life…

Everyday is the second

in rank heyday, & holy

day of exultation —

The grit and the cliché

Boy roam in thought

as he puts down all

his weapon of war,

retreating to his

empty room:

Where his mother had

had her Last Supper

with no Saviour

But with an uninvited

diner whose name

is Rapture, from the

deep:

Death…

an inevitable guest

showed up at dinner

hungrier…

and made off with

its spoils — leaving

prints by the window

Now boy is scared

looking out to the

future…

For these prints

are frightening

to catch his

sight

For they remind

him of a scene

unbroken; of

a sin unforgiven

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