How did it feel when time stopped running?
We swung our legs to the ticking clock,
Our words were fashioned not to bleed but mock.
How did it feel to live a lie?
My web spun with each dream stolen,
Our tresses have kissed empty hands that once cradled our fallen.
How did it feel, my dear,
When you watched yesterday’s hopes tear?
For we, we were never here.
Reign Moses is a Nigerian writer and poet whose work explores the quiet terrain of love, identity, moral ambiguity, and solitude. Their poetry and style of writing leans into lyrical confession, dreamlike imagery, and emotional vulnerability — often lingering in the space between longing and becoming. Reign is a creative writer, an avid reader, and an aspiring marine scientist. When not writing, they spend their time baking, crocheting, and stargazing from the couch.