For The No Ones
by C.I. Aki
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For The No Ones
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"...he found himself in the presence of God and [said]: 'I, who have been so many men in vain, want to be one and myself.' The voice of the Lord answered from a whirlwind: 'Neither am I anyone; I have dreamt the world...[I am] many and no one." J.Borges
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About C.I. Aki
Nigerian American poet, novelist, essayist, editor, filmmaker, rosarian, and educator, writing about the good, true, and beautiful of this our human riddle.
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