Cloudy weather gathering A storm occasioned by pain is brewing It’s going to rain teardrops today My eyes have refused to be silenced When all the voices in a man insist on speaking at the same time Compressed waters burst forth into the open Flooding everywhere like volcanic lava vomited Read more…
A mother’s battle Though heavy and tenuous Scratch, scream, bite or beg She does the needful, even getting help from the IMMORTALITY THAT DWELLS IN THE THIRD HEAVEN. ************************ A mother’s battle The weight of the baby means nothing The pain and the kicks mean joyous something Then the push, Read more…
This is a poem about a visit I made to Ekpoma several years ago during my quest for admission into BENSU. I dropped several kilometres away from the school because I saw a small signpost with BENSU written on it. It was several hours later having found myself trekking into Read more…
This is for all the George Floyd’s out there-“…. I CAN’T BREATHE…. ” Racism is breathing on my face Kneeling on my back Pushing me out of me I can’t breathe. +++++++++++++++++++++ I can’t breathe Because I am being side-eyed I can’t breathe because I am undocumented Racism dey “para Read more…
Using sleep like a drug Just to get into the land of dreams Can’t stand my screaming conscience I need to sleep to get away from myself. ******************************* An offender desires the paradise of the faithful Yet the deep furrows of sin has its vice-like grip on him Daily he Read more…
WHY I WROTE NOTHING It was a sunless day in the city of my soul The sky and the stars were in deep sleep My soul was trying to talk to my hands through the dark clouds But my brain couldn’t tell my hands what to do. **’********************* I sat Read more…
Man: The enemy of creation. Nne ewu the nanny goat gave birth to some kids Among them was Nwa ewu the restless. He was so-called because he would not sit still Everything was fun to him…..” we are here to enjoy his popular mantra”. ******************************* Immediately the day breaks Prancing Read more…
You were whipped. The lashes caused you many pains. So you opened your mouth to cry. Suddenly there comes a harsh rebuke. “Shut up”….”You want to cry? Are you a girl? If I hear pim”….. My young mind, got confused. I can feel the pain, therefore, I should naturally cry. Read more…
Social Media Week is actually a conference that is held in most cities of the world to spotlight the manifold ways that technology can be used to constructively impact the environment, government, travel, business, even tradition and culture. My being part of Social Media Week 2020 was as a result Read more…
So there I was, standing by at 6 am in the morning pretending to be waiting for the Social Media Week shuttle. But the truth was, I was more into waiting for Anu to show up. Who is this 5 years old keeping me waiting? Suddenly there she was, on Read more…