On that day that we died Oh, the streets were bloody. We were a people on the wall Pressed tight by injustice As our anemic breaths mixed with our stench Of tears, dirts, sweats and [...]
Mar 132012
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Mar 082012
“We were and then, we weren’t” I summarized my marriage of twenty-five years in my head. Standing over a body that I am performing an autopsy on, I was aware that I wasn’t…at least my [...]
Jan 122012
Turning it Around – Their Terrors, My Pains, My Gains/ I was possibly the most bullied kid I knew and for years, I used to shy away from the pains I endured in my preteen [...]
Dec 062011
If the gods have spoken Why then do we war for them? Come my brother A grievous thing burdens my heart I say we have been wronged Robbed by our gods You ask me [...]
Nov 062011
The gods are silent when the drums are dusty No music is harped Tired the flutist Tired the dancers Dust clad spectators are weary When an angry god abandons the priest Every way leads home [...]
Nov 052011
A Fresh Look at the Nigerian laws And Cultures. Many true life child abandonment scenarios: A new born baby is found abandoned in the bush. A new born baby is found dead in an old [...]
Oct 052011
To aid understanding of this poem, I’d like to add that, the departed was autistic (according to the doctors) I Time stood still as I stood still. A second time in a season Death [...]
Sep 182011
Ruffled Gucci bags, Prada shoes, Versace gowns and a Chanel jacket, Dior spectacles; I even got a pricey pair of jean from the House of Deron! My goodness. I love my Beyonce. I love her [...]
Sep 112011
Character: Okonkwo Book: Things fall Apart(1958) Author: Chinua Achebe To understand where we are, it is most important that we understand where we have been and in the character of Okonkwo, we see this [...]
Aug 312011
The first poem isn’t long enough to stand on its own so, I had to add the second poem. They’re not in any way connected. ODE TO A MUTILATED HEART. A puzzled frown then, a [...]
Aug 162011
Growing up as a young girl, I dreamt of graduating with nothing lower than a second class result, get a good job in a ministry here in Lagos and be married before my thirtieth birthday, [...]
Aug 022011
A friend so much called, A friend no more To fill the void And bring the joy to shore. I remember the laughter The footprints on the banks of the river The unhappy bent [...]
Jul 262011
Whenever I hear that my girlfriend is about to get married, I usually begin to suffer panic attacks. I had previously seen doctors but there was just no medical explanation for it and since Nigeria [...]
Jul 202011
We were not an extended family living together, ours were nuclear units which usually gathered during holidays to celebrate our blood relationships. It used to be the reason why our holidays were never boring but [...]