Isaiah 35:1
We were born during the
Time of thirst, the world was
Filled with dryness, the war
Was almost encroaching our
Fathers and their fathers and
Their sons and daughters and
The deaths were picking the
People we loved most and the
Hunger was eating the things
We wanted to eat and the ugliness
Of things were covering the beauty
We saw and life was a small broken bird,
And we wanted rain and the blood kept
Spilling and we wanted a song but the
Screams kept falling and we wanted light
But we were covered in darkness and we wanted
Rain, and we wanted rain and we wanted the waters
To touch the desert of our throats and before
The meditations and before the faith in what
It would do, there was the believe that Gods
Prescence during the season of thirst was
What kept us alive to yearn for redemption.
Chidera Echedom
Chidera Echedom is a Nigerian writer, poet, and travel enthusiast who has visited over 40 countries. She draws inspiration from every new location and its peculiarities, from its people to its food and architecture. Although she has a strong phobia of animals in general, Chidera is passionately obsessed with butterflies and the intricate beauty of their wings. Her all-time favourite writers are Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Flora Nwapa, and Chinua Achebe, whose books made her fall in love with literature as a child. In her free time, Chidera likes to swim and cycle. She is presently working on both a travel book and a poetry collection, with the latter forthcoming in 2026.
