Two tankas by Sayofunmi (Asteriqq) Soyewo

Unloved or lost?

Am I a nuisance?

Or just a person not loved.

Am I a failure?

Or just rejected by all,

Thrown away into darkness.

To rot.

Or, A piece on the board.

Left to rot in the shadows.

Where do I go?

Take a walk out of darkness?

Or fade away into naught.