Body of god
Jide Badmus
Some were eager for me
To grow in stature—
Others mocked, taunted,
Said I was cheated by nature.
None could see the gift, miracle
That my body is.
The clock grows in silence.
Air does not age!
These teeth clap in laughter
As though lips have never
Crashed a smile—
This body, it heals
…it heals.
Jide Badmus is an electrical engineer, a poet inspired by beauty and destruction; he believes that things in ruins were once beautiful. Badmus explores themes around sensuality and healing. He writes from Lagos, Nigeria. You can reach him on twitter @bardmus and IG @instajhide. On “Body of god”, he writes, “A younger colleague once looked at me and said I had cheated nature. But this body only mastered the art of healing.”