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Fate

April 8, 2015 Ezeama Chijioke Desmond 6 Comments

Edmund’s eyes were focused on his chickens which walked freely about the yard, pecking at worms and cockraoches and baby lizards, dismembering them and swallowing them. His eyes seemed to be focused on them, but his thoughts were a million miles away. Eddy’s countenance protrayed two things: confusion and sadness. How could he possibly be … Continue reading Fate →

Fate

June 21, 2014 Oloruntoba Yetunde 6 Comments

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Poetry

Two Jolly Friend

April 10, 2014 samuel o-e 2 Comments

Two jolly friends Once sat up by the stream As habit permitted them One looks in the North And said bliss The other looks in the south And said peace Bliss in answer Crowned him with wonder And peace in answer Piled up trials in double Peace,is a piece of cake Lest when tested You … Continue reading Two Jolly Friend →

Poetry

Let Us Pray

May 27, 2013 Zanka Uhuru 4 Comments

Now we sail In the canoe The boat paddling And drifting and sailing The boat afloat the river At dusk at the river bank The twilight, the darkness Silence; now the hush Drifting, the chirping Of crickets afar Calm. Stir not For the contents not to capsize This is intense Hmmm! Wait! Be calm Drifting … Continue reading Let Us Pray →

That Hole

October 31, 2012 Kukogho Iruesiri Samson 14 Comments

That hole inside, Dug by the shovels of the mind… That dark brightness Where the eyes cannot see… That emptiness, yet filled With fears and wilted hopes… That strangling shadow That stays even in the glare of light… It shall remain Until you wake up and see That holes can be filled And shadows wait … Continue reading That Hole →

Poetry

Choices and Fates

October 22, 2012 vescucci 17 Comments

It dissolves my resolve Once I asked how a leopard can blot its spots Or a tiger wipe its stripes Living the moments even they pass Just like flickering flames before the dust and the ash Cherishing them even as they perish Peace resides on the other side of conflict And there’s no berth around … Continue reading Choices and Fates →

Woman Without A Face

May 5, 2012 khadijahmuhammad 19 Comments

I saw a woman, who lost her face, to ravages of cancer, her eyes met, the bridge of her nose, I saw a woman, living with pain, she inspired strength with sadness, my problems vanished, I saw a woman, who closed her heart to pity, lived with her fate, she smelt of decay, … Continue reading Woman Without A Face →

Galaxy of Shooting Stars!

March 25, 2012 Chimzorom 41 Comments

“Great minds think alike” I’ve often heard them say It never did well strike At least until today. _______ Rare traits with us born We’ve grown and in us borne Like stiff bonds they bind us Like fate or destiny’s force. _______ A forum of great writers Of poetry, prose and drama Some near perfect, a few … Continue reading Galaxy of Shooting Stars! →

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Poetry

Another Bomb Blast

December 30, 2011 innoalifa 12 Comments

Another bomb-blast like the wind, it came so fast trapping us in an old mesh making our old wounds fresh when will it end we are finding it hard to fend as we live trying never to hate but that seems to be our fate we try to make peace but we end … Continue reading Another Bomb Blast →

Romance

The things that I do not say

November 9, 2011 Kiah 11 Comments

I start by telling you how happy I have been these past few months. I ease into the good times we have shared. It takes a while but i get to the crux of the matter soon enough… I am too old. You are too young. I am Basange. You are Ibibio. I am fat … Continue reading The things that I do not say →

Poetry

Tempting fate?

February 13, 2011 Eldee 11 Comments

‘Tis said we live to die Why waste time feeding dreams? Well sir…I can’t but stir the sauce while my clock ticks Bounty feasts for dead hicks For if a corpse ever a meal dined Out with death, might just serve mine

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