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
TO X. i wanted to love you with the tenderness of feathery pillows with the intensity of blue flames i wanted to love you and lose my senses in the act and dance naked at the stream and say that one plus one is one i wanted to love you without restraints and empty myself … Continue reading To X.
My soul faints within me My heart is soaked in regret The thought that I had lived in error all these years kills me Out of the belly of this regret, I write these words. These words are the words I had always wanted to write but then it took me this long to get … Continue reading Rants Of A Young Nigerian
WRITE UP BY DINDY:TEARS Please do not share without talking to me personally and asking for permission, thank you for reading this write up… Little salty water; it helps me express my inner pain or joy, it shows my weakness and strength (remember real men cry), It tells people my feelings, it comes with emotions(not … Continue reading Story By Dindy: Tears
“Where is that dick head,time wasting son of bitch?. Ha ha there you are?” Karis was saying as if intoxicated, gesticulating wildly. “Holier than thou Leroy”. Karis continued . “When I get to heaven I’ll have to ask the angels to play your sex scenes for me. What do you think?”. She winked at him, laughing … Continue reading “Her Man Palava”- 9a
A weight that needs lifting, a burden that ought to be shared, words that riot for freedom tears that itch to be shed- shed them I must. If today is a cross then let words loosely hang choking the fears that would come from my silence. Silence. Silence, I say. I will pour these words … Continue reading Let it go
When those tears wield up, with shaky hands I brush her aside. When she seeks freedom from the bottle, I shut her out. Why must she flow now? Why must she bare my heart to a waiting world known for mockery than for helping. But then, when she fights for freedom I let her have … Continue reading When it rains
The first time he saw her cry was the only time she ever had since he knew her. They’d been under the flimsy cover of a near-denuded fir tree, somewhere in Chad. Both of their parents despised their union, so they both had ducked out on their families. Under the silver of an early moonlight, … Continue reading Ethereal Tears
The skies weep blood Or is the tears that cloud our eyes? The soil now grows bodies, like yam Buried deep within the ground- lifeless When did this abomination creep in? Who welcomed him and gave him water To wash his feet and palm wine to drink? Who beckoned to him from afar, and Promised … Continue reading Bloody Tears
If Crying Can Do Anything by Kay Ugwuzor If it helps to cry Then cry And like the heavens, pour rain From the clouds in your eye Soak your heart In baskets full With dauntless tears Turn your pillows To hard stones of sorrows Then pass the nights Without wink or sleep Turn out the … Continue reading If Crying Can Do Anything
Daggers of pain pierced my soul and doubled me over in sorrow As salty beady rivulets ran down my face leaving none for the morrow My heart twitched threatening to drop to the ground. My mouth opened to scream but out came no sound And from the depth of my belly came a groaning I … Continue reading My Tears
Tears Have you ever loved someone so much that you shed tears while thinking about the person? Have you ever been so frustrated that you broke down in tears when no one was watching? Have you ever hated someone so much that the presence of the person bring tears to your eyes? Have you ever … Continue reading Tears
I never thought death would make me weep Never imagined pain could cut so deep I never knew what it means to be hurt Never understood what it feels like to be boiling in a pot Now my life is in a mare’s nest Dear God please rouse me from this nightmare Oh death! Where … Continue reading Death And Pain
It was one of the cold, late November nights in Abuja, nothing quite out of the ordinary. We were sprawled out in bed, watching ‘Alias’ one of the action packed movie series at the time, when that call came in abruptly; posterity was about to make me a liar, quicker than we envisaged. As far … Continue reading Beginners Hurdle
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