The Night Hours

a poem

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
iPoetry
Published in
1 min readJan 25

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Image by Nathan DeFiesta on Unsplash

As night covers us
The barriers melt away
And we turn to each other
Bodies speaking what our voices cannot
The darkness helps us hide
An enabler to our avoidance
Children and jobs
Work and money
Petty resentments
Unspoken slights

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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
iPoetry

Writing on the female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at The Green Parent magazine. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.