The joke at the junctionA man was beaten at the junction on Friday. Everyone is laughing about it. I am writing down why I am not.FearTwo phonesWhat happened to a friend of E.'s last month, and the rules I am making for myself because of it.FearMy mother's handsMama asked me something in the kitchen and did not wait for an answer. I think she knows.FamilyPython DanceThe army is in the south-east. Kanu's house was raided. A court has called us terrorists. In our house, my mother is telling the old stories again.BiafraPrayer, revisedA year after it turned around in my mouth, the prayer has settled. It is the only honest thing I say in that building.Faith