upon a time, son, used laugh hearts laugh eyes; now laugh teeth, ice-b — Gabriel Okara

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Once upon a time, son, they used to laugh with their hearts and laugh with their eyes; but now they only laugh with their teeth, while their ice-block-cold eyes search behind my shadow. There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with their hearts; but that’s gone, son. Now they shake hands without hearts while their left hands search my empty pockets.

Gabriel Okara

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