They say bad news travels fast Did you hear? another blast Thunderstorms, tonight’s forecast Well, at least that’s what I heard They said tough times never last They said all the worst was past They Read More
Jun 152012
Flight 9J-992 To Lagos
Jun 152012
THE NOW CAPITAL, IT LEFT. THE THEN CAPITAL, IT WENT. FAMILIES IN SORROW, IT LEFT. FROM THE SKY, RAINED DEATH. DANA AIRLINES 9J-992. ON SUNDAY JUNE 3 , 2012. OH! ITS RUTHLESSNESS TOUCHED KIDS Read More
Jun 152012
Acute dirges, the pulpit and the holy inscriptions The Dana site, indeed the going of the gone All re-echo its realness of all realities But man is a viator who lacks the experience of this Read More
Jun 142012
Heaven’s Cry See through glasses and mirrors Were cursed with blur and dark lines. Bitter tears, sour taste of lime Staled the sweetness of fresh wine ‘Cos beauty was mixed with the ugliness of terror. Read More
Jun 142012
The moon at noon… 6pm. Thunder crashes loudly in the distance. “Temi, have I ever told you how beautiful you are?” They sit together on a sofa in the living room. There is a respectable Read More
Jun 142012
You sang and whistled to yourself as you lathered your body in the bathroom that morning. As you climbed out of the bath tub, your feet slipped and your head hit the hand basin hard. Read More
Jun 142012
On the 3rd of June 2012, two disasters, which unwittingly addressed the issue of unity in Nigeria, occurred. The first was the bombing of a church in Bauchi, in the Northern part of Nigeria. Unfortunately, Read More
Jun 142012
I was at home watching TV and sipping on a can of malt when I got the call. ‘Hello?’ ‘Hi Afro…it’s me, Ben…’ ‘Yeah, Ben…wetin? Ben was a friend who was fond of getting into Read More
Jun 132012
The ground was covered with thick black smoke. Large tongues of red flame balls jumped up and down enthusiastically as I ascended slowly. I found myself out of my body as soon as I heard Read More
Jun 132012
Deception-the only word I can use to describe some old men and women parading the corridors of power in this country. Using our resources to oil not only the wheels of government but also Read More
Jun 122012
TURN TO DUST CHIKE: It is raining. I walk down this street, my hands in the pockets of my hoodie, hood over my head. I don’t remember how I got here, and even the Read More
Jun 112012
We questioned God to hear his words To hear his own side of the tragic story He spoke not, but in silence he watched As if this were a test of faith Some cursed, Read More
Jun 112012
What sorrow, what pain oceaned yesterday, and tomorrow is heavy, heavy to plant. What seed will grow in the fires of unthinkable, and, the unimaginable heart of stone? Nothing is soft again, losses bought Read More
Jun 112012
Memoria Write a poem in memory of the dead, For me It’s all to easy, To Watch My pen bleed on the page, Just as It was all too easy, To watch You bleed, as Read More
Jun 102012
I, Gbenga Phillips representing myself, state that: 1. The Defendant and I were married on 19th May 2008 in Silver Springs Maryland in a civil/religious ceremony. 2. I have lived in Maryland since 26th October Read More
Jun 102012
LETTER FROM HEAVEN I have heard them say that when one is close to death you begin to have flashes of your life but I never took this school of thought seriously. It was the Read More
Jun 102012
I was quite excited. I was going to the comedy show with Kayode later. I had to get my hair done and still shop for what to wear, it was going to be hectic and Read More
Jun 102012
fading away like the stars of the morning, losing their light in the glorious sun; thus would we pass from this earth and it’s toiling, only remembered by what we have done. They say your Read More
Jun 102012
I. Leave me be, let my wounded heart bleed. Did not your own eyes see the planted seed, Dug out while yet a sapling in the soil; There goes the reward for Read More
Jun 102012
He lay staring at the ceiling remembering his chat with Toni the previous night. They had argued back and forth on how she wanted him to attend her Aunt’s birthday party and how he didn’t Read More