Graceful words

Sometime ago someone dear to me hurt me deeply and what made it painful was that the fellow didn’t even feel that I was hurt. Out of my pain and anger, I started saying all kinds of negative words to the person. For me to get back. I wanted to hurt back with my words. […]

Ojo esin shall fall

What do you have that no one has You scheme and plan evil in your sleep Influencing men to dip their hands Dip their hands in blood Now that you have caused much sorrow You are yet not satisfied Still not happy? Astound that one can yet find joy and peace In much sorrows. So […]

You that endured when in need Consumed the supper with both hands Your back flaunted my coat of many colors With delight, we enjoyed the moonlight Chasing hopes and dreams. Now you In a land far far away Throws banters Claiming wisdom and proficiency We cannot be as you. Cannot reach your height. May the […]

Open heavens

Roaring like a hungry lion Darkness covers this terrestrial maze Heavenly beings taking a snapshot Great windows open The rivers overflow The plant smiles Relief on the faces of people Assuaged from the biting heat All round me The land is refreshed.

To papa

I have made mistakes Danced to strange drums Ate from big pots of Asaro Drunken by my vomit Staggered feet To and fro like wave on the sea Mashed like over-ripe mango Filth thronged after me She hugged and kissed me Took me down the river With local soap bathed me She loved me Gave […]

Pastor Chinedu Aduba

He is a man indeed A bold man indeed A confident man indeed A man of faith indeed A leader indeed A selfless leader indeed A humble leader indeed A committed leader indeedNot without his own flaws But God’s grace compensated He is a man I will always and proudly call my Pastor. Happy birthday […]

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(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 […]

Ohteehem with sex workers

I had a very depressing experience last night as I followed a team to a red zone. They are working on a project for rehabilitation of prostitutes and even though it isn’t fully in my interest area I volunteered for the experience. So we headed to the famed Allen avenue, this happens to be a […]

Samu Gomina

It was a cool evening pregnant with lots of questions and I was looking forward to it. I wrote some questions down that I was going to ask. This wasn’t going to be like any of those times that I had to listen keenly to someone’s issues and offer counsel. I was going to rub […]