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Mystique
Is it early an age?
I wondered.
As I remember death
and pondered
When then was I born?
I lingered.
And when will I die?
Is now my mystery.
Mohammed Alh. Nanu Potiskum · 1993
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in Citizen on 8 February 1993, p. 36. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation verified against the archived page.