by Tiwalade Topia
or to be more accurate a galaxy died 9billion years ago and the light reached us just the day before for the scientists to observe and report on the 11am news that death is universal and their telescope is the shit because it can prove the obvious in hd and we should care because now their budget can increase so we can get more of those pretty pretty cosmic fireworks but since light travels faster than sound it might take a couple billion more years or maybe an hour or two by the next news cycle for their alien screams and prayers and pleas to please please please never forget them to reach us and by then we would care less or not at all since news has got to be new or else it won't make headlines or make us tap on our tiny blue screens so lets file that along with other forgettable mysteries like why the bees are taking a decade long vacation, who turned the earth’s thermostat too high, and how black skin is strangely magnetic to bullets.
Tiwa Topia is a Nigerian poet-storyteller and artist previously based in Baltimore, now residing in Rochester NY. He has performed in local poetry open mics as well as national slams like the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational(CUPSI). As an active story teller in his community he tells re-imagined ancient African epics like Sundiata Keita and Mwindo to children and adults alike. As an artist, he has showcased multiple stained glass pieces in Maryland galleries. And as a poet he has facilitated several workshops in the greater Baltimore area as well as created accompanying poems to several art pieces in local galleries.
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