Spear

By Samuel Nze

A spear
Long
Sharp
Pointed
Can draw blood
Whose blood?
Certainly not mine
Could it be yours?
God forbid –
Whose spear is it anyway?
Not mine
Hers
The gladiator’s
Bought
From
Overseas.
Take it back then
No way!
You care so much for it
You take it back.

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