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Today I wanted to be an artist.
Yesterday, it was a baker with soft hands and loud joy.
Last week, I swore I would write books that smell like rain,
but now I just want a small home and comfort.

My dreams keep changing like Lagos traffic;
one moment clear, the next, go-slow.
And I’ve stopped apologising for not knowing.

Let me outgrow what once fit.
Let me become what I didn’t plan.
Isn’t that also faith?

Oluwaferanmi Ajadi

Oluwaferanmi Agnes Ajadi is a Nigerian nonfiction writer based in Ibadan. She studies Communication and Language Arts at the University of Ibadan, with a focus on publishing and editorial work. Her writing explores identity, faith, girlhood, and language. She is an editorial intern at Sokoka Books and runs the newsletter ‘Words Worth Reading’.

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