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1966


absentminded
our thoughtless days
sat at dire controls
and played indolently


slowly downward in remote
subterranean shaft
a diamond-tipped
drill point crept closer
to residual chaos to
rare artesian hatred
that once squirted warm
blood in God's face
confirming His first
disappointment in Eden


Eden Nsukka, November 19, 1971

Written by Chinua Achebe (1930-2013)

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