My travails in Dana expressed By the kind gesture of that phantom At the gate of this beautiful place On Sabbath when God rested On man’s origin on resurrection day. This poet with much time Read More
Jun 222012
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Jun 202012
… As the pandemonium continues First class and economy, We descended in asymmetric rhythm I thought of my wife, Ngozi My children Tobi and Idera. Of colleagues, Hussein, Emeka and Deolu. Images everywhere as we Read More
Mar 302012
Take that smile One more mile Though life’s troubles often pile And you taste the bitter bile Take that smile One more mile When folks die When you cry Disappointments make you sigh Opportunities Read More
Apr 152011
The weight of your words bears down on my heart The height of your plight stares down on my faith The depth of your pains cuts deep within my soul You smile but inside Read More
Feb 022011
When it came, it didn’t trickle down slow and labored like the tears that dribbled down my face, the rain came down with brute ferocity, Its sound drumming fiercely on the roof in excited chatter. Read More
Dec 072010
I’m on the third mainland bridge. I’m not here for sight seeing but judging from the amount of parked cars, cameras and security behind me, you would think I am an actor waiting for the Read More