Bestowed, on my honor… Accoutered with duty, doughty and gory Our garb, the flame gracing grotesque creeks Defied the feeble caress of the breathing sun And strung our traps to strike her dead eyes Our [...]
Oct 122011
Chu'diebere Ajala
Sep 102011
Abiye, ire of the gods, cursed by the course of her compass Exasperated wasps now fetter the heels of her dreamt elixir And flabby furrows beautify her visage, her lost kingdom Like droops as a [...]
Aug 222011
Poseuse, apple of gold Betraying her father’s trust Studs on tempting nipples Pierced with Borgia rings Stunning her groom in bed Gem, choir’s hope, Sanctitude of spoiled world But her pelvis, cat tattooed Staring at [...]
Aug 092011
The golden ray caressing my sideburns Fiddling, warming sequestered earthenware As if regurgitating the salivating dish And still wagging tongue like dog’s tail Even when immured, mantelpiece a mascot Adrenalized, capricious to scintillated flame Which [...]
Aug 062011
THE PRAYING MANTIS Prying and preying, the Mantis prays Swinging as he solemnizes the holy creed Throwing angry punches, and teetering on his feet While devouring his little foes in quivering paws He rubs off [...]
Jul 282011
“Wait, mek I see,” Chijoke said quickly, coming to hold Ray. It was by sheer luck that his eyes caught a green-brown pod reeling against a large slab of stone near the hedge. “Agbara!” he [...]
Jul 212011
“Ikpo, where can we start?” Chinasa asked. Ikpo glanced at her and looked away. Chinasa might not have spoken for all he cared. “Ikpo, I am asking you where you want us to…” she began [...]
Jul 182011
KING’S THRONE Mystery of the moment Enthroned beyond cognition Attained height of wonder Marvels of all creation Enthroning when dethroned But if mental probing endures Like the weary days of a sojourner… And trudging [...]
Jul 102011
Ray wore an undisguised look of consternation as the door closed behind his father. “What are we suppose to do now?” he asked. The twins stared at him without uttering a word. As Nkechi sighed, [...]
Jun 192011
Looking at the beautiful portrait I fan the dirty surface with my nose My eyes are singing my nostalgia The shadows across my lashes recall the good old days I cuddle the roadside looking like [...]
Jun 022011
Barely eight months I completed the national Youth Service programme for graduates, I moved to Lagos with a renewed spirit and my nagging quest to groove on a greener pasture. The stories of the city’s [...]