He danced as the crowd cheered him on. He danced the way he’d danced himself into the heart of this fair maiden whom he’d slept with, whom he’d got pregnant, whom he was dancing to Read More
Nov 242013
Kaycee
Nov 192013
How fairing shall it be to these men’s ears A curse, good news? That an unplucked Flower So does breathes and shines in this time of ours; ‘Cause our eyes blind to the beauty she Read More
Nov 182013
The sky. The sea. The shore. My feet, With them I stand upon the sands And watch the sun mount Into the morning. I’ve stopped imagining My daughter Yawning, Or building castles, Or swimming in Read More
Nov 152013
There she floats, brooding upon the surface of the airwaves, deep, a convincing conveyor of the spirits of the letters of the writs. And… there she gloats, aglow with the pride of a prince’s bride; Read More
Nov 132013
The bridge was quiet, a haven of solitude; flowers – white, red, yellow and purple – clung unto tendrils that hung down from the stone arches which curved over the length of the bridge, arches Read More
Nov 102013
You come too soon. I am always expecting your call, ready to come. You come too soon. Easy traffic; I know my way around. You come too soon. The urgency in your voice urges me Read More
Nov 072013
I was watching a movie (Midnight in Paris) yesterday when I heard some of the lines below; any aspiring writer should heed them (that’s my opinion, anyway). There was an Ernest Hemingway character in the Read More
Nov 042013
Tribulation spread the Church. The Holocaust, Israel reborn. The Nigerian blockade pushed the ogbunigwe into my mind – and what fear it struck! I sense your fear of me; you’re Egypt, I am the sons Read More
Nov 012013
‘Beauty provokes thieves sooner than gold.’ So let it be famed – wherever I’m named; I’m unashamed – that love provoked a man to steal. When darkness falls and winds blow ill, I’ll steal the Read More
Oct 292013
( Dedicated to my wife, Lorine Udoka Chukwueke) It’s a secret I cannot keep; It’s like liquid song In my veins – and my whole body sings it: It’s the truth of your words, The Read More
Oct 272013
(Sent to Fisayo Olanrewaju of Smooth FM, Lagos, for the “Smooth Sessions’s ‘Tales At Night-time’”) I sent them At your bidding – In your bidding Lies a promise, Unspoken, yet made – And you are Read More
Oct 232013
Poor The purse That bursts with weight, That tinkles with coins, That buys lands and builds, Whose children yet starve And lay unclad In ill weather, Whose currency flows In stagnant currents To none but Read More
Oct 212013
(A tribute to Whitney Houston and to the God who made her.) My heart hastens as I listen to hear when you’ll sing. When you sing, my ears awake; the angels fret – their jobs Read More
Oct 182013
Daybreak waits in darkness. In a buried seed, a forest waits underground, like melodies wait in a guitar’s strings, and love letters wait in a pen, and meanings – hidden in riddles – wait in Read More
Oct 152013
Beep. Beep. This bleeping monitor Won’t let me sleep. Beep. How did I get here? Beep. Beep. I left home in the Beep. Beep. The jeep. Yes, the jeep! Beep. Beep. Or maybe not. Beep. Read More
Oct 132013
If I tried you With fiery Bullets of inquiry, Would you be Bleeding truth? Perhaps Reeling proof Like endless tapes Winding from floor To ceiling, Roof, Tree top, Sky, Behind clouds, Shining bright, Making the Read More
Oct 102013
Slowly, As leaves weave In the winds, As the winds howl, “Ooooooooooooo.” Slowly, As the sun climbs Out of cloudy sheets, As clouds drift To yonder climes. Slowly, We fall in love, As true love Read More
Oct 042013
I was, in my late teens, a bold lad like you’ve never seen; I would go up to a house, knock on the door, and ask to see a girl, and her parents would let Read More
Aug 252013
In the late 70s and mid-80s, it was wonderful to be a kid in Northern Nigeria. We had a pleasant childhood. You know all those adventures you read and day dreamed about? We had them Read More
Aug 222013
A door sprang open, swung to the wall and began a slow return journey. Underneath the revealed curtain, two small feet searched for slippers. A little girl emerged and side stepped for the door to Read More