This kind of day doesn’t happen very often. The sun was still ablaze in the crepuscular sky, and the strength of its glare, which had blistered all day long, was softened by a mild breeze that was nudging it to the West, soughing through the trees that dotted the perimeters of the school field as … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 10)
That term in JSS2 rolled on by in the company of the September rains that crashed against the slightly hilly terrain of my school, and the winds that soughed through the leaved branches of the gmelina trees. October passed, and November groaned its way into the mid-term break. Joseph and I weren’t going home for … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 9)
My eyes opened during the holidays that marked the end of the JSS1 session. I’m not saying I was blind and then I could see. No. I mean I gained knowledge of something I didn’t know before; I got wiser than my years, ascending – or descending, depending on how you look at it – … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 8)
The Friday breakfast of beans is about the only meal in our school that we almost never eat with orderly dignity. It is also that meal that SS3s, female students and the cool SS2s never come for, and one that prefects couldn’t be bothered to come supervise. There is something about the mealtime that seems … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 7)
FOREWORD: This is a continuation of the last Eze Goes To School episode. I apologize for the long delay. I want to assure all those friends and acquaintances of mine who have been speculating that Eze has not dropped out of school. Lol. And he’s back. If you knew where the last episode stopped, then … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 6)
I told you some time ago that the JSS1 Johnny-Just-Come scales fell off my eyes at the blow of a prefect, right? Well, not all of them came off that day. But I assure you, the rest peeled off on the day I met Joseph. Let’s go back to JSS1 again, shall we? I was … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 5)
The morning after the visiting day It was something that woke me up this morning. I would like to say it was the melodious chirping of a songbird, one of the many that appeared to be nesting on the orange tree growing in the backyard of my hostel, by the window beside my bunk. I … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 4)
As a result of all the suffer-head (slang for suffering, hardship) that’s part and parcel of our way of living in school, there is one day – apart from the start of mid-term breaks and end-of-term holidays – that every student looks forward to. The visiting day. That one day – the first Saturday of … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 3)
This is the story of a woman, Chika, who knows the importance of prayer, but like most people plagued with the distractions of life, does not understand the value of giving your undivided attention to God during communication with Him. The recurrent sound of the cock crowing that sailed over her neighbour’s … Continue reading The Prayer
I never got to introduce myself properly the last time. My name is Eze, and I’m a student of a federal government college in Eastern Nigeria. My best friends are Joseph and Ibuka. Joseph and I are in JSS3B, while Ibuka is in 3A. Now, if you ask any student – male student –, they’ll … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL – Episode 2
Gba-gam! Gba-gam! Gba-gam! The clanging sound of the school bell ripped into my dream, yanking away the image of Anulika as she bent toward me, her lips pursed as she finally prepared to give me that kiss I’d been asking her for in real life, since we entered JSS3 and her breasts started jutting out … Continue reading EZE GOES TO SCHOOL (Episode 1)
Oh! To naught our science is proof All to shame our heads are shove But if to God indeed we plead Sure, our cries for help He’ll heed. See me Lord with skin so sore AIDS did deal this blow so raw Life and food and drink taste death Grant I life from Thy … Continue reading The Plea
If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep I would tuck you in more tightly, and pray the Lord your soul to keep If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your tinkling laugh I would whip out all of my wit so I can … Continue reading If Tomorrow Never Comes
She came onto the stage in a cage. She wore a shiny blue raincoat, a jewel-encrusted bikini peeking out of it. Tall platform heels. Her curly red wig bounced as she skipped out of the cage and intimately into my life. We were not even properly introduced, yet her hands were everywhere. She grabbed her … Continue reading Family Blues
Someone wise once said a woman’s scorn Is bequeathed upon her when she is born. Thenceforth, she carries it, affording all without nary a glimpse, Tightly bound undercover, but leaking through when provoked. A guided missile against a spurned lover; A cocked firearm against a perceived deviant; An unmatched wonder compared to all of hell’s … Continue reading A Woman’s Scorn