JOURNEY TO FULFILLMENT (1) I kept walking and walking but it seems I had just begun. I was like “would there ever be an end to this struggle?” I looked left and right to get help from somebody but I found nobody; I was all alone. All around me was darkness so thick that it … Continue reading Journey To Fulfilment (1)
JOURNEY OF THE CROOKED PATHS In the southern ibid tale There is tinder like flax That neither leaves the hearth cold Nor cooks the broth, as told. The bamboo said “straight is the path” So I sailed straight into your face And was betrayed by smiles That gleams and beckons to the flash But seldom … Continue reading Journey Of The Crooked Path
In the Village of “Ufedo”, Eniafe went on a mission to find the woman that will be the father of his kids. He planned to name his kids not minding if they were all boys or girls as Ifunnanya, Feranmi and Inasonki. He was due for marriage and so the village priest called him … Continue reading The Journey Of Love (True Love)…
Through the lonely jagged road Beneath the shades of thorny trees By the precipice of the mountain-top Against the mighty winds and waters Lead me, and I will go. Away from the borders of my father land To the dry, hot desert land To a hut, a perched house, a tent Among a people of … Continue reading Lead Me On
I stood there a travelling man with nothing less than my surviving soul: duffel bag,dusty foot,pale skin, shredded leaflets-full of scribbled dreams blame that on sunrises and sunsets of days past for being my angels while threading those lonely miles. lonely miles..lonely miles ? nah , not really about those strange lonely miles … Continue reading A Tunnel Blues – Recap
I am at the door. Backpack hanging over my shoulder. Setting out on a journey. Its destination unknown. Its outcome uncertain. Only anchor points at best. Just like the old times it may seem With cheap shelters, whores and booze When the soul cries for indulgence. Yet maturity has its prints over this The exuberance … Continue reading Journey’s Call
Honeyed That which is sweet will tastes like honey Also bear, honey is bought with money That which is bitter always tastes as bile It is to bearings of men that are vile If I buzz like the sounds of swarming bees My home will be served, made of sweet honeyed teas I … Continue reading PARABLES AND PEBBLES: Honeyed, Journey, Spirit of Life, Strength of Femme
Life is a journey Beyond the sweetest honey To travel safely And not merely brusquely I need to love and be in communion with the Supreme Many times I travel Seeing only my mirage, Without an eternal bond Without an eternal connection But I will drown Without any crown If in vanity I … Continue reading Truth And Love Prevail
The wind caressed his skin as he walked dejectedly to his grave. The most peaceful place he had imagined since it all started. The road was so smooth and yet walking on it is the most difficult thing he ever had to do. It was not what he wanted but it needed to be done. … Continue reading The road of suicide
A man wearing a pair of shades told me I should follow him, Like a dream, I stood beside him, But alas, I was not the only one. When I get there you would know ‘He Said’ We walked and the sun stalked, We thirsted and our throats twisted, We limped and our feet tripped, … Continue reading Faces of Leaders
I have travel in the wilderness
This wilderness called life
I can’t even trace my roots
I have been on this journey
For the past seventeen years
I’ve seen and past many on my way
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