Olaore Philip Durodola-Oloto

Previously published in Kalahari Review

I shall berth my ship at the ocean’s core,
Without my anchor sunk deep in its belly.
I shall reach for the Everest’s peak,
and descend from thence,
With my arms open to the wind’s embrace.

I shall eat my cake and have it,
By no devious means.
I shall kill two birds with a stone;
No magic conjured.
I shall make a heap of my earnings,
And expend it on relish,
With no thought for tomorrow.

I am a celestial being,
My existence transcends the conventions of this transient world.
I need not the universe’s favour to survive,
For the universe is mine to rule.

Olaore Philip Durodola-Oloto

Olaore Philip Durodola-Oloto (The Colossus Himself) writes from Lagos, Nigeria. He is a young, budding writer with a dazzling interest in poetry and fiction. He is currently a 3rd year undergraduate at the University of Lagos, Nigeria where he gathers experience in English and Literary studies.

He has work published/forthcoming in Brittle Paper, JCI Magazine, Outside the Box Poetry and elsewhere. 

He tweets on X @olaore_philip.