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Comic Relief

Inkwell September 8, 2022
Photography by Ricardo Braz

last night, i dreamed God laughed a laugh so hearty, his diaphragm shifted seismic plates; then aftershocks of his giggles rippled bonus joyous energy waves. as steaming hot tears streamed down his face, they washed civilians clean and his pearly whites beamed pure light over seven billion black holes. this morning, i awoke to the image of a throne, a gavel, a face unseen, captioned with a poem concerning the almighty supplier of humor who also reserved a portion for himself. scrolling away, i landed upon a meme liked by God and 2 others. last night, God laughed at a meme.

Isaac Akanmu is a poet & financial analyst. His debut poetry collection was published with Bottlecap Press (June 2022)

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