So many times has cupid hit Hearts of men poisoned by love Many a time has the dark heart of man Been illuminated by radiance dazzling the eyes Dawning the day when thaws the ice [...]
May 132012
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May 082012
Nakuru, Kenya, Present Day. 5:30 p.m. I am still at the office at the Ol Kalou IDP camp. I am tired, and wired. When I finally look up from a sheaf of reports on the [...]
May 062012
I look into the future See things you don’t See what you can’t I ain’t clairvoyant Just a futuristic man And I see a cosmic collision That gonna change everything. We shall cross the [...]
May 032012
In a world where patriarchy is heritage, nothing has been left to chance about the male dominance – man is the head, and woman the neck. Women troop-demonstrated to Beijing and declared, on a platform [...]
Apr 132012
Love is a freak; worse still to love and be loved by a freak. Yes, love is an emotion of immense joy yet great sorrow. True love is not real, unless you pretend. It sweeps [...]
Apr 112012
Nigeria, Sarkin Zamfara, Sokoto, Friday 13th April, 1990. 7:30 PM. I ran after the ambulance that took away dad’s and granny’s bloodied bodies wailing. Shalom, my brother, followed me (scared shitless, as Americans say) [...]
Apr 062012
Mama tell me why You had to do it Despite all the anti-campaigns Had you had to be so adamant? The vicar, more often than not Had preached “Life’s sacred” You’re a devote Christian Yet [...]
Apr 032012
Nakuru, Kenya, Present Day. “Folami!” the call of my name jerks me to the present. “Yes? “Do we have the complete list of the earmarked beneficiaries?” “Like I have ever slept on my job.” [...]
Mar 232012
Dane’s away breadwinning Toiling and moiling away I am young, just married But loving and caring You see the wife I am The mother inside me; Hold me, hold me in ya’ arms This [...]
Mar 192012
Nigeria, Sarkin Zamfara, Sokoto, Friday 13th April, 1990. School ended like any other day. Mom, ever on time, was there to pick us. My brother and I rushed to her gleefully, hugged and kissed her [...]
Mar 152012
From generation to Gene-ration And degeneration Learning the same thing Over and over What pre-historians did And taught us to do Rituals we never know Nor question Doesn’t make sense. When love comes knocking [...]
Mar 132012
Money, money, money! What a diabolical creation? True, money made man mad. To the high of the sky above To the deepest of waters below The sun still in the sky above and shining [...]
Mar 082012
I am a victim of overwhelming sorrow And no hope for tomorrow Since the day Queen of my heart left Absence I’ve dreaded all along During the days of her life The loss of her [...]
Mar 062012
I just felt a need It’s only human to need An inherent human nature Inconspicuous and drab I ain’t the type to draw attention I walk into this home for lunch. Outside, the desolate [...]
Mar 032012
He’s an ambassador of peace, yet a warmonger A soldier is a bundle of contradiction. He defends the nation against external aggression He does nothing about the internal security. He’ll spend days in the [...]
Mar 012012
She has the most loving husband She lives the most traumatizing life She can’t give him a child She wants to please him; She has this phantom pregnancy Nine months later she gives birth The [...]
Feb 282012
I was just having a walk when I met you I was looking for nobody when you looked my way That killer smile— had but to smile back. Give me a minute and listen [...]
Feb 222012
I am a foreigner in this land of blacks That I’ve lived and trekked all tracks For days till I’s bare foot with cracks. I am a missionary from Europe Send to bring good news [...]
Feb 212012
I am the president of America Like the 44th president, I’m from Africa First Lady, my wife, is Erica She sleeps early, I work late White House ain’t some holiday camp. “I Have a Dream” [...]