the war, like a sanctuary, was where we
ran. it welcomed us. the rebels, we saw
and named saviors, the government,
oppressors. In their hands, we surrendered
ourselves like a baby thrown in the air,
unaware of the casualty if it slipped out of the
hands that awaited it returns.
Emmanuel G G Yamba
Emmanuel G G Yamba is a Liberian writer and poet. He is a graduate of the University of Liberia and the SprinNG Advancement Fellowship. He's the winner of the Abu Sherif Poetry Prize 2024, Shortlisted for the Poetry Journal Prize 2024. His manuscript 'Poems that burn the silence in my country and body" was selected for the Pengician Chapbook Prize 2024. He's on Twitter as ‘emmanuelggyamb1’, IG as ‘yamba86163’, and Facebook as ‘Emmanuel G G Yamba’.
