 The year 2004 ended with loud cracks of colourful fireworks that burst through the dark night and bloomed amongst the stars. I giggled at my parent’s lack of decency as they clung unto one another. I could tell they were whispering sweet things to each other’s ears because each time my father said something, my … Continue reading TÉllÀ (chapter One)
I have seen God. Her head raised high, poised and beautiful Smooth skin that seems to control nature in her veins. In her was history, the first, the genesis. Her love is impartial, incomparable. I have seen God In different shades of earth and nature Made of Protons, neutrons, melanin She is root; the source … Continue reading I have seen God
I do not want to be a bee Always busy producing honey, I do not want to be a banker Counting other people’s money I do not want to be a policeman Collecting bribes on the road Or exploiting unsuspecting drivers The Nigerian police, I detest. I do not want to be a Politician Making … Continue reading The Writer’s World
She gives me sweet pains She makes me cry for joy She makes me laugh painfully She’s the girl between my feelings She’s a rose hidden in a forest Whose beauty and fragrance wastes Like the Sun’s rays behind a gloomy cloud Paralyzing my veins by her presence She’s a goddess of goddesses Beauty bows … Continue reading Fantasies Of My Heart
Her face, smooth as a mirror, Clear like a cloudless sky, Calm like an undisturbed pool Reflects a beauty unrivalled Smiles were her adorning spice From her pinkish-red lips it flowed Succulent like Strawberry and Cherry Creating a ripple of joy there-in Then came the spikes of scorn Rearing up their ugly heads Like thorns … Continue reading Jealous Spikes
June was struck by her beauty that it could not move on to July without saying happy birthday. When he finally gets her, her dancing steps will change because by then she will be pregnant and therefore her steps would be flawed. Luxuriate in your youthful age now and while you can. So I say, … Continue reading Prisca
Dear Bride, Hell keeps pulling me left and right. I can’t leave you now. I want to be your lover. It entices me with so much of its pleasure. I love you so dearly. I can’t even think of trading you for the world. However, I’m stuck. I want to hit the ball into the … Continue reading Heaven or Hell
A little here, a little there Her glamorous eyes filled with fear A nymph I can’t compare. A little love, a little touch She desires pleasure in a rush Browbeaten by Fate’s clutch She stays mute till lust flush. A little care, a little comfort She seeks love of some sort Rare and pretty but … Continue reading A Little
I pay that u may b beautiful I pay that u may be pleasured I suck and kiss your sensient parts You lay back and take the pleasure I gain not milk from your bosom I gain not treasure from my pleasure I keep my strength up for my Ego Trying in futility to reach … Continue reading Parasitism
She was my dream girl The one I fantasized about But, hard as I may try She never gave me the chance I loved her like my Mum I wanted her like Riches I needed her like food But she was always far-fetched Each time I look back in time I remember her with nostalgia … Continue reading “the Wife I Never Had”
How can he be accepted again Ever since he lost his love They’ve always rejected him Even though he means well. All they want is their happiness They never care how he feels Even though he tries to please them They always hurt him in return He’s searching for true love but Falls into the … Continue reading Rejected
Beware of Pseudo-Lovers !!! They appear very flashy, Clourful like Butterflies But only perch for nectar They give you hopeless hopes Politely, they insult you Subtley, they control you They are shadows in reality You marry them in your dreams You build your world for them Thinking their future is yours But they have other … Continue reading Pseudo Lovers
She tries to leave but Something keeps attracting her Like sugar attracts Ants She can’t explain the feelings What was it about him? Was it his Manhood? Or his Cynicism? Could it be his craftsmanship? Not even he, has answers It was a mystery to demystify If nectar attracts birds, then It surely can … Continue reading Mysteries Of Attraction
She had eyes that glowed like The tongues of two lit candles Her voice sounded like symphony She danced like a swaying tree in the wind He asked her to be his Juliet but She seemed to know nothing about The love of Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare was a Riff-Raff before her Her skin shone … Continue reading Indian Crush
When I got to the market last week, my eyes swiftly swayed and was caught by a beautiful tomato stall, and the said tomato wasn’t in my list. It was unusual, and was as though a spell was cast on me. I couldn’t take my eyes off it. I had passed that stall more than … Continue reading I cooked regret in my own pot and bought pain with my own money