Dream
I woke up from
a dream, crying
and asking for
water—the last time
it was ice cream
and new papers
father bought
for my birthday
he said, build
aeroplanes and
watch your
David Ishaya Osu
David Ishaya Osu is a Nigerian poet, memoirist, and editor. His work has appeared in *Magma Poetry*, *Poetry Wales*, *The Capilano Review*, *Eureka Street*, *Slice Magazine*, *Transition*, *Platypus P