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"Brain Dead" by Abioye Mahsudat

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September 15th, 2026

Young Poets 16 to 18

Brain Dead

by Abioye Mahsudat

No doctor can reveal,
No physician can unveil,
No family can pray,
for my brain has died.

It has died of choice
don’t you see it
in the stumble of my words?
Don’t you smell it
in the cries of my thoughts?

Listen, for you shall paint it
as blue, not black,
as white, not pink,
as calm, not peace.
For my brain has died,
and in its silence
lies everything it took with it.

About the Poet
Abioye Mahsudat resides in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Read the poet's biography and Young Poets World publications on Abioye Mahsudat's Artist Page.

Young Poets Collection
This poem is also featured in Young Poets Collection #3, published in the Young Poets World Library.

Previously published in Young Poets 16 to 18:
To Hate the Dreams That Pull You Under
by Rosie Kersley Williamson

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