Receded Waters

Waters have receded The mighty hand worked all night Energised by the breath of his nostrils We march in confidence Like walls they stood Strengthened by unseen nerves Knitted by unseen threads. Though roaring yet calmly settled We march in trust Waters solidified as he stepped on it Yet seen by the naked eyes as […]

Long Night

Danced all day to your song Forgetting that night will come Night indeed came And you were with me But because it was long By the dawn I was alone.

I speak to the stars

I speak to the stars Letting out my heart Un-burdening my being My expressions form a constellation It paints commitment Looking back I overlooked this stirings Because I bask in another Hurt and in pains You were there. You didn’t know it Or you knew? It doesn’t matter now All that matters is now Want […]

Gone for good

She cried and cried, regretting how she had treated him. He had always been lenient with her, given her space to do whatever she liked. Anytime they had issues,he always apologize, even when he is not at fault. It was his duty to love and besides he can’t leave her–he is born again. They are […]

Psalm Creativity

The Lord is my inspiration i shall not lack inventions. He makes me lie down to receive visions. He leadeth me in the path of creativity,I shall not be stupid. Thou the environment seems not to be favourable, i will fear no obstacle. For the Holy Spirit is with me, thy wisdom and thy discretion […]

He died

Here I am troubled by my sins. Satan put me in bondage because of my iniquity. Sickness kept down Oppresion all around me I ran helter skelter Looking for solution Then i met an old man Baba told me what to do He told me to bring white clothes, red oil, dove, black goat and […]

Freezing Temperatures(3)

Fatima was disturbed and angry at Kasali at the same time. He wasn’t like this when they got married and she feared that he may have impregnated another woman outside. She picked her phone to call Kasali again but it was switched off. “Maybe he is on the expressway now” she said to herself. She dressed up […]

Freezing Temperatures (2)

Mama Precious, an Adire merchant. She is known to travel Abeokuta to Ibadan to pick up Adire materials for sale from their producers – Abeokuta is known for that. She bought these materials for resale in Ibadan. On the previous day, her customers needed another whole day to finish up on her order, so she […]

Freezing temperatures(1)

Kasali woke up that morning angry at his wife, he had come home late the previous night and she refused to give him food. If he hadn’t taken pepper soup and two bottles of beer at the beer palour at the garage, he would have slept with an empty stomach. He left home without saying […]