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Salt Keeps No Ledger | Ismail Adekunle Hassan | Poetry

Mother measures another cup into tomorrow, stirring slowly as if time itself might thicken. Outside, a neighbor laughs, and the scent of frying onions crosses the fence […]

Salt Keeps No Ledger | Ismail Adekunle Hassan | Poetry

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Mother measures another cup into tomorrow, stirring slowly as if time itself might thicken.

Outside, a neighbor laughs, and the scent of frying onions crosses the fence […]

The pot remembers every hand that has lifted its lid expecting steam.

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Mother measures another cup into tomorrow, stirring slowly as if time itself might thicken. Outside, a neighbor laughs, and the scent of frying onions crosses the fence […] The pot remembers every hand that has lifted its lid expecting steam.

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The pot remembers every hand that has lifted its lid expecting steam. Tonight, it holds only water learning the shape of silence.

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