“M… My… My mom says I can’t marry you.” Ada watched him embarrass himself. “Your mother told you not to marry me? Chiezugo do you listen to the words that jump out of your mouth? Can’t you make decisions like a man?” “You don’t respect me Ada, your temper is beyond me, you beat me … Continue reading The Fifth Fiance
When you see a poet You see life at its best He understands nature better than the first man He sees the soul of all living, and inanimate His language is love and his voice is the ink His friends are his thoughts and a pen between his fingers. When you see a poet You … Continue reading When you see a Poet
I am what you might call an abnormal specie Although I possess most characteristics of homosapiens I feel homo…different People say I’m an epitome of art which I find amusing I feel more like a homeless spirit tossed around by the wind without purpose. I hardly do things my friends do, sometimes I try hard … Continue reading Who I am
The street taught me to be happy during good and bad times To share my pain with friends during the day and night times. The streets also taught me that easy money is good money My friends, with latest designers and hottest girls in the hood I’m a laughing stock because I rely on my … Continue reading The Yahoo Tale
Poets are murderers Yes we are. We are teachers of the ultimate truth We enlighten the universe of the foundation of life We teach them love With sweet tongues we forge our words Making them into beautiful sounds for the ears And pleasant sight to the eyes. We feed their hearts with fantasies and pleasant … Continue reading Poets are murderers
I have seen God. Her head raised high, poised and beautiful Smooth skin that seems to control nature in her veins. In her was history, the first, the genesis. Her love is impartial, incomparable. I have seen God In different shades of earth and nature Made of Protons, neutrons, melanin She is root; the source … Continue reading I have seen God
I thought I could be strong for you mama To endure the pain and drama The countless whips on my naked body The tears that flow all night. I wish you could read between the lines To hear my soul whisper the pain I felt. Why couldn’t you unveil the beast you cuddled daily? Each … Continue reading Abuse
I am Africa I am the first of our kind I am history I am tales a million years old I am over one billion people With over fifty countries. I am great, a mystery Bathed by the great waters of the river Nile Baked by the heat of the glorious Sahara. I am over … Continue reading I am Africa
In the heart of Yellow with black stripes Where love is a business deal Lips are wrapped with lies And kindness is a sin. In the heart of these restless roads Lies the struggle for survival The hunger for greatness flows The truth is called lier. In this Center of Excellence, our cave Life and … Continue reading Lagos
Through the darkness Through the dancing flame When faith was madness In this drenching rain When failure seemed supreme And mocking faces orbit When hope seemed unreal With things hardwork vomit. This is where great men walked. Through trials and many attempts Through hardwork that never relent Through sleepless nights and frustration Their vision led … Continue reading Where great men walked
Listen! Listen my son Take heed! Take heed to my words As you journey to a land so far Remember the sand beneath your feet It absorbed your tears, sweat, blood in the farm land, The blessings and curses that lies between your teeth. Do not forget your motherland You will always be a stranger … Continue reading Motherland
When you’re fucked up to your worst tone It’s my number you call You locked me up in the friend zone Like Oliver Twist I want more. He is your love, your secret crush His presence made you blush. I can’t speak, I can only watch As your raw love remains untouched. You built fantasies … Continue reading Best friend (friend zone)
I am evil because of my skin Handcuffed my hands and feet Taught to hate my brothers And feel inferior to others. I have walked through pain and torture For padlocks, my lips they puncture. I have seen slavery and hell Times when my identity fell. I never shook, I never broke My awakening fed … Continue reading I am Melanin
Love was all he tried to carve Due to rejection he was left to starve He crowned you his queen, his only muse You fed him theatrical words, he was being used Your rejection of him was mantra in his head You couldn’t introduce him to your friends Pain made his heart shudder Rejected by … Continue reading Tale of a Psychopath
A little here, a little there Her glamorous eyes filled with fear A nymph I can’t compare. A little love, a little touch She desires pleasure in a rush Browbeaten by Fate’s clutch She stays mute till lust flush. A little care, a little comfort She seeks love of some sort Rare and pretty but … Continue reading A Little