In All Its Chaotic Cohesiveness by Edwina Joe-Kamara

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In All Its Chaotic Cohesiveness

With eyes glassy and shaking knee,
I sat down humbly to see how humanity
does this whole life thing
in all its chaotic cohesiveness.
It’s inherently human to sprint through moments
until the edges of reality blur and the 
time meant to be suckled in content
is forced down throats to appease
the notion of getting to the end result
quicker in hopes of making a profit 
used solely to invest back into the race. 
But by the sprint’s end, death hands
you a worn medal for finishing a 
competition you were running against yourself.

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Edwina Joe-Kamara is a first-generation Sierra-Leonean American. She is currently earning her B.A. for English at The College of New Jersey. She has a forthcoming publication of her poetry in her university’s literary magazine, Lion’s Eye. She resides in South Brunswick, NJ with her mother, Justina.

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