Oh that smile The aura of it lights me up Its glow, a sizzling warmth. She laughed A loud bubble of fiery cheer Its sound, none compares. Upon her hair The morning sun shone Its weaved lines, a wonder to behold. Her lips moved They slowly touched in a delightful tease Her every wish, I … Continue reading That Smile
Few minutes ticked past Five The express was crowded He ran as fast as he could Yet, not faster than their boots They soon caught up with him Dragging him through the mud His face, a cobweb of pain. He screamed Blows rained down without cease Whips followed the blows of gun butts His loud … Continue reading The Coup
Do not love me Do not care This heart has nought to share Do not tempt me with the allure of your lips For what would a kiss do But for a while, set my troubles at ease. Do not dare to tease me For I am lost to passion Don’t try to set my … Continue reading Do Not Love Me
He kicked the stray dog that lay across his path, the dog jumped up whimpering and confused as it watched its attacker flee, Lucky leapt across the pool of muddy water with the agility a veteran athlete would be proud of. His long legs kept on running covering the earth in large bounds. He dared … Continue reading Wasted
The crickets chirped, the frogs croaked, the night was alive, nature’s eerie wind passed over the corn rows behind the barn, and they joined the nocturnal chorus. Though half asleep, Ashake was a part of their fellowship. Her heart tuned to every sound even as her mind churned in a whirlwind of roaring thoughts. She … Continue reading Shattered
I write this piece A timeless ode to peace Gather the choir Make an orchestra Sound the gongs Across the atlantic From the hills of Jos To the far east Roll out the drums Sing this song Let these battles cease. Get the workers Gather your tools Across this water Build a common bridge Surprise … Continue reading A Piece for Peace
How can I live With pain this grave How can I grieve When my voice breaks My soul is numb Tears have ceased My breath falters And this heart creaks I am lost, chained to this torture Slaved to a heart that burns beyond measure When death came hunting In a senseless spree of pleasure. … Continue reading Pain Lives
Dance, beautiful bride Dance till the gods declare a feast Let them hear the song that your nimble feet sings Let the earth whisper to the heaven in gossip “No one has ever flayed upon me with such bliss”. Oh! Daughter of wonder How you ease my face of its wrinkles You fill my age … Continue reading Farewell
I keep mixing up my tenses Mistaking my pen for an utensil Am i lost? I wonder My mind drifts, my heart wanders No more can I write I can’t even manage a smile I can’t think of dainty sonnets Or pen down a rhyme I miss you so And it hurts my soul The … Continue reading Miss You
See how you loudly prattle In a mishmash of assorted preambles Your bulging belly, wrestle to be free Your fickle smile threaten to flee You prance around in garland of excess brocades Waving your wand of stolen Naira, a temptous bait.
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. lightning forked across the skies and thunder roared in a huge baritone that reverberated through my very being making me … Continue reading The Storm
In your heart so clear, I feel a thumping palpitation, I read an elegy of foreign emotions. In your thought so loud. I hear voices of rebellion, The call to a cause just.
I have traversed many lands
Learning a trade for my nimble hands
Some call me the magic cobbler
Others, the great shoe maker
——
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 Director’s voice to yell ‘JUMP’, so we could complete a scene in another low budget Nollywood movie. I am sure … Continue reading Suicide
January ends my holidays
My dreams to sleep, eat and play
How could february be so dreary
To harbor the fall of global economy
So fleetingly, came march
With the brief excitement of a flickering match
–