You were the soft dew Caressing my body As I lounge lazily In the tranquil morning. You were the crisp clear air That I greedily inhale lungfuls of, That air that prepares me For [...]
Jan 112012
Lawal Opeyemi Isaac
Dec 112011
The rain came unannounced, beating an incoherent rhythm on the leaky corrugated iron roof. Holes in the roof had let in sunlight, which formed various patterns on the floor and walls of the dark room. In an instant, [...]
Jun 012011
As you lay on the grass alongside Chukwuka, your boyfriend, you felt lightheaded. He whispered, “My queen, my one and only,” to you, the classroom walls hiding you both from view. Your young mind rustled, [...]
Apr 102011
The night seemed so long, Dragging on wearily Like it were unto eternity. *** I wake up To the soft sounds of drizzling raindrops As they gently caress the dry leaves Littering the landscape.
Feb 202011
Your milk has gone watery! Abidemi’s voice rose high as she argued with Oladele, her husband outside the house. Her voice was a sharp knife that cut through the serenity of dawn. She clung to [...]
Feb 132011
Last season We were together, Hearts entwined, Passions burning, Coitus made in heaven, One a compliment Of the other.
Feb 092011
A time it was
When the lyre’s lustful lush lyrics
Stirred the silent wind
Out of her slumber
In the serene evening,
Stirred in us an awakening,
A call to our stolen sessions.
Feb 012011
He walks up to you
Desolation painted on his face
As he tries to smile,
Hunger hugging at
His paunchy stomach,
His raiment in tatters,
Believing his squeegee
And soap can
Will squeeze a few Naira notes
Out of you.
Jan 232011
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Dec 192010
“Gosh!” Jibola let the word out with a long drawl. It sounded more like ‘gash’ with a forced American accent he had picked up from the many disco parties he went to in the city, [...]
Nov 212010
Morning.
I wake up
And greedily inhale lungfuls
Of the crisp clear air
That prepares me
For everyday’s vicissitudes.
Nov 022010
Her beauty
Is like the sun
Setting on the waterfall
In springtime,
Mine
The strength and grace
Of ten thousand purebred
Spanish horses,
Like bee to nectar
Was the attraction.
Oct 212010
Ayoka had sat on the veranda that evening, expecting her father’s return, waiting to hear the familiar heavy thuds of his steps as he came back home. If she had a choice, she would have [...]
Oct 122010
Horns and percussion blaring,
Flowing Agbada mingling with
Stiff collared three piece suits.
The songster’s voice and the congregation’s
Merging,
Rising to heaven in adoration.
Sep 302010
The smell of curry permeated the small room. Electricity was low; the creaky ceiling fan whirring lazily did little to dispel the smell. Its creaking as it struggled to circulate air caused Abidemi more discomfort. [...]
Sep 242010
Olumide Ashaolu didn’t mind the midday sun that burned him, like it was intent on turning his chocolate coloured skin to a charcoal black. There was much gaiety in the air and he continued to [...]
Sep 152010
Ayewu wishes people could peel away the thin veneer of his smile and see his frustrations underneath. His siblings demand money from him at unannounced times, their many faces looking as though Ayewu owns a [...]
Sep 062010
The virulent virus
quickened his quiescent spirit
to the land of the unseen,
His remaining connection-
a shadow that lurk
around the corners of our heart.
Let the baritone ululation
of Olori Ebi
shadow the sweet song
of evening birds
returning to roost
at twilight.
Aug 262010
I would have called you ‘Oya’
Mighty conjuror of confluence and delta
At the snap of her fingers
To let me bask naked
In your waters,
Wash me pristine and guiltless.
Aug 052010
If she had a choice she would have waited on that plastic chair forever. Ayoka had sat in the veranda that evening, expecting her father’s return, waiting to hear the familiar heavy thuds of his [...]
Aug 022010
WHERE WERE YOU? Where were you When the muse muttered To my sleepy self, When she salved my eyes To see the beauty Inherent in the written word. Where were you When like the various [...]
Jul 222010
AFTERMATH Father admonished, Mother warned. They told you he’s the ill wind That blows nobody any good, You chose to be the chaff Riding on the crest Of his lecherous desires. He hovers around you [...]
Jul 212010
STRENGTHENED RESOLVE Huddled up all alone, Friends and peers riding On the bittersweet crest of Eve I take solace in pen and paper, They place hospice to my thoughts. My feet are unshod For this [...]
Jul 112010
LONGING We were the rail lines Passing through forest and thicket, Snaking its way from Iddo To Kafanchan, We were so near Yet so far apart. Now I long For your touch: Your silky soft [...]