Life Dramas
So much for rest. Phew! Since I couldn’t leave school early because of transport fare, I had to hitch a ride back home. After weeks of being broke in school coming home was a relief. Supposed to be anyway. It is just that Momma wouldn’t let me be. Even though she isn’t around, her minions … Continue reading Life Dramas
Listen !!!
To the songs of the birds To the swooshing of the wind To the eerie cricket call at night Listen !!! When you wake up in the morning To the silence of your heart To your conscience before you act Listen !!! To the coldness of the weather To the colors of the flowers To … Continue reading Listen !!!
Until Then
I’ll forget you not, Esther! Like the camp morning bugles Robbing of my precious sleep Like the xmas jingles Reminding of the season’s joy Like Football’s final whistle For winners to celebrate their medals Amongst all singles You stand out as an eagle Shining with your mingling smiles. What a beautiful creature With such bountiful … Continue reading Until Then
Bukky Alakara 41
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE Chike lay stretched out on the bed in his boxers, scrolling through his Blackberry Passport phone. He opened his numerous emails one after the other. He replied some and deleted the rest. Most of them were junk mails. While he browsed, a new email came in. It was from one of the … Continue reading Bukky Alakara 41
Tale of a Whore
You felt like a king with a significant crown Because she loved you enough to draw her pants down You glowed with pride after the last round Then you became a beast with a hard frown. You call her a whore because she was cheap She gave you all, love was the tip She made … Continue reading Tale of a Whore
I Ain’t Thinking What My Boss Is Thinking
He thinks am the best I think I need to prove myself He thinks am the he fastest I think I need to be ahead He thinks am brilliant I think I need to do better He thinks I need encouragement I think I love doing this He thinks am God sent I think am … Continue reading I Ain’t Thinking What My Boss Is Thinking
My Parent’s Burial Is Where I’m Going
Since I have being born, I have had had grace to attend various parties. Be it Birthdays, Weddings, Engagement, Graduation etc alongside with my mother when I was young and even when I had grown up I have still graced many occasions but never for once have I attended a burial ceremony, not for once. … Continue reading My Parent’s Burial Is Where I’m Going
The Message
Kehinde walked clumsily through the dark scuffing her shoe over the floor, falling on the ground this minute, and picking up herself the next minute. She dawdled through her journey but somehow managed to get to her destination. She knocked dizzily; nobody answered. She knocked again and again, yet nobody answered. She shouted her sister’s … Continue reading The Message
The Neglect Of History
A son of the repudiated brother Was given the mantle of leadership He tried to pacify his brothers But that, cost him his life Fourty-five years later A Descendant of the repudiated Became saddled with the Crown This time, by Divine Providence He also tried to placate his brothers He even abandoned his nuclear family … Continue reading The Neglect Of History
My Reverie
I do not know when last i did this when i wrote a line, a poem just what my heart felt sometimes its like i am sucked in i refuse to be tucked in In this vehicle of life its not my life To want what they want to admire what they admire its not … Continue reading My Reverie
So We Never Forget
So, we never forget; The hurts and disdain, Troubles and taunts, Tears and fears, Everything they ever caused us. So we never forget; The smiles and laughs, The care and love, The kisses and elation, Every comfort we ever experienced. Though we feign to forget, But we never really did ’cause each experience leaves a … Continue reading So We Never Forget
Bukky Alakara 40
CHAPTER FORTY Bukky sat on her neighbour’s car, outside the gate and watched a bunch of kids running around in circles, screaming and hitting one another on the head. It seemed they were playing a sort of game, but, a few of them were already getting irritable. She sensed a fight coming up. “Hello…” … Continue reading Bukky Alakara 40
A Service Year Without Tears
From Nursery,the journey began Like tides and waves of the ocean We were tossed both up and down Many had to pause Few diverted to become their own boss Others because of fees Many yet were poised to get to the end. Years gone after tears Our dream schools we resume The struggles continued as … Continue reading A Service Year Without Tears
Bullseye
There was something off about the office setting. I felt it appeared too serene. I had successfully maneuvered every camera and heat signature sensor, but I wasn’t comfortable. It wasn’t my first time: it definitely wasn’t for lack of experience. I tried to clear my head of doubts: for it was my overburdened mind that … Continue reading Bullseye
No ! They Won’t Tell You
They won’t tell you About the gory images of gruesome murders Of the streams of our blood on their streets No ! They won’t tell you About the pregnant women Whose bellies were slit open With their innocent babies butchered No ! They won’t tell you Of the Russian birds of horror Strafing and bombing, … Continue reading No ! They Won’t Tell You