Onitsha Nobel Prize winner J.-M. G. Clezio
the books not in the library where he livesbut its not the first time
hes been irked worse copies
of books hed like to read have been formatted either audiobooks ebooks or
both and because they exist the library
refuses to acquire them in print
Onitsha
is about the authors time in Nigeria
“Laila goes from one store to
another trying on clothes – both women’s and men’s. ‘It’s my way of being
someone else,’ she remarks. ‘That is, myself. . . . What I am looking for is my
reflection in the mirrors. It frightens me, and attracts me. It’s me, and not
me.’”
Laila one-ups him
she looks in mirrors
he doesntdoesnt seek being anyone elsehas hard enough time being who he is he knows whos the mirrorhas seen him all his
life – all his life
– Yay how ridiculous
IF hes going out hell take a
looksave himself odd glances or putting off someone fastidious somebody like Laila
he remarks to a friend he sees
oncetwice a week Lemme know if I need a
shave only because he knows hes goodlooking
enough to get away with his mirrorless gambit like dust collected on artworkhe
chuckled
or an antique
0934, Sunday,
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