THE DARK SIDE OF TRUTH
boy, when they ask you to write
your truth what they really want
is for you to exalt your demons.
to shutter the windows
of heart & soul
& hold darkness in awe.
to deny the cracks in your body
the balm of illumination.
your shadow is a testament of light—
evidence of a sun behind an eclipse
Jide Badmus is an electrical engineer, inspired by beauty and destruction; he believes that things in ruins were once beautiful. Jide explores themes around sensuality and healing. His literary philosophy is wrapped around ambiguity and brevity. He is the author of There is a Storm in my Head, Scripture, and Paper Planes in the Rain; curator of Vowels Under Duress and Coffee poetry anthologies. Badmus writes from Lagos, Nigeria. You can reach him on twitter @bardmus, & IG @instajhide
