To Freeze Is Better Than Death

We now raise our hands
in surrender
startling our innocence
because we cannot risk you
thinking
we are reaching for guns
when we only want our cellphones.

By Ifunanya Angelique

Biography:

Ifunanya Angelique was born in Lagos, Nigeria. She is a writer and poet. Ifunanya hopes to use her writing to ‘break chains’, especially the chains which have for a long time, bound people who look like her. Some of her poems have been released in her University magazine as well as some reputable blogs.