THE ADVENTURES OF AKPORS SYNOPSIS When Akpors finds a beautiful girl one fateful morning, calling out to him from the entrance of a church building, he thinks all of his prayers have been answered. Robbed off the basic pleasures of life at an early age, and thrown into the street to fend for himself, Akpors … Continue reading YimuCentral: The Adventures Of Akpors and Other Stories
THE POET 2013: CALL FOR ENTRIES YimuCentral brings you the maiden edition of THE POET, an annual contest that is aimed at intellectually challenging poets out there, to encourage them, and to support poetry in Nigeria, and ultimately, Africa at large. One poet will emerge every year to claim the official title of “THE POET”. … Continue reading The Poet 2013: Call For Entries
Omezi is renowned warrior of Awiri Kingdom. Ekeme, his beautiful bride is his pride. Dikemba, formerly Omezi’s protégé challenges the warrior to duel after assaulting Omezi’s wife. The fight is fixed; a fight to the death. The dispute had been a minor one, its settlement only an afterthought. As the days drew … Continue reading YimuCentral: Double-edged Blade
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: YIMUCENTRAL publishes original speculative fiction and non-fiction — from comedy to action thrillers and the works. We also publish articles, jokes, a sprinkle of poetry and everyday tales: something and anything to get the mind off a stressful day at work, a business deal gone sour, a rainy day, a broken heart … Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: YimuCentral
I Have seen the morrow In the little things we do Today She asks from us to follow: Denounce the past; stand in her ray Though in strength we are shallow And our debts, tasking to pay She pokes and prods with a bow Till our conscience her wisdom waylay: Bringing … Continue reading We Shall Overcome
I stand daily yet By the beacon of my hopes Looking out to kindred sea And I wonder if you are near Or lost in this swirling mist That rushes past at every dawn I stand daily yet Gazing at these invisible ropes Prancing ominously without demand for … Continue reading The Lighthouse
A thud and a splash, she falls Like a lost coin rolling in the earth A heathen therein . . . Lovers and friends she preys upon, Finding a listening heart But I see through her, through The luminescence of unbridled pain That courts her like a halo I touch … Continue reading Teardrops
My heart thuds at the mention of your name Dislodging the faintest thoughts of all else It flutters, an invasion of countless butterflies A merry-go-round of emotions no words can qualify I call you a gem but you are so much more In your graceful steps and mischievous … Continue reading A Love Poem for My African-Brazilian
In the quietude of our solitude Lies solace in numbers Our multitude Our family The seed whose roots reach Beneath the seas Like an eternal mahogany tree The five digits of a hand Knowing neither friend nor foe Peace comes when flurried breeze In a storm Poking our love Meets … Continue reading The Pipers Monument
I have come to my roads end End of this journey of lessons Cosy thresholds and airy castles I have built like a human would; Full of flaws and the errors of a child The voice of dawn was here To take away a pound of … Continue reading The Death of a Love Affair
To a friend, ever so lonely There lies within you a castle ever so bright It glows undimmed, ever so homely Within, as ever-ready companions are beings of light To a friend, ever so needing Within your gloom is a wealth untapped Silver and gold apres the weeding Greed and … Continue reading To A Friend
You wake up to a bright morning. A warm ray of light filters through your netted windows, bounces off your white walls, and bathes your prostrate form with its shimmering glow. You yawn, then stretch like an overfed cat. That is just before Mother calls out to you from the sitting room. … Continue reading Malice
I They smile happily in union They laugh at Ramataks dry jokes As one in spirit with kin And sunny faces speak in hush tones Bursting in gay-jolly laughter to jest They go on believing, like children Dreaming through each day in pure bliss The loud voice bears goodwill, the sad voice Imitates a joke … Continue reading Elfin Kindred
I didn’t join the school bus. I chose the long windy road that cut across Coney Island Avenue, off the corner of Avenue Z and its byzantine turns and archaic homes. It was a long walk and I probably chose this route because deep within me, the fear of Brian Hopkins and his gang had … Continue reading Coloured ~ Part II
Brian Hopkins was a bully. The boy, who had become the man, wriggled on the stretcher and lay still. Dr. Manuel battled to stabilise his vitals, barking inaudible orders to the attending nurses. “Dr. Maro Peter’s, your presence is needed in the H theatre ASAP!” A sweet female voice boomed my name through the … Continue reading Coloured ~ Part I