Raindrops, dew drops Drops everywhere One quiet, the other noisy Turtles are not Tortoises. Butterflies are not birdsThey fly all the sameIt’s not only how high you goDid you become who you were born to be? The Rose bears no fruitNeither do Mosses produce flowersComparing one to another is foolishnessLet Read more…
I am drowning in the sea of giant complicacies The wind, the tempest and the storm in cahoots against me I can’t even muster mustard seed faith I need to fly away to where peace is not an illusion. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I feel like an abandoned woman’s scarf fluttering on the Read more…
I pour unto you the oil of wisdom Use it to water the depths of your soul and survive When men praise you, be on your guard They never mean what they say and they never say what they meant. The people you call friends maybe vultures Hovering, waiting and Read more…
I tanda for my doormot dey browse my dream Bugatti Veyron moto I com see Odeku run go wear knicker Wan fight woman To show say im be man. ************************ Dis mumu man no get sense o You no sabi who woman be She be descendant of Eve The Mama Read more…
Jejely, naim I tanda for my door, dey drink my àgbo I com sight winch man where im dey cry like tata The woman wey im dey always beat dey there dey tell am sorry I kuku know sabi who collect im buscuits o . ************************ Two days before, I Read more…
Standing by my door Gazing down the busy street “Same old”,”same old” it said to me “Nothing has changed”, I sighed and agreed. Bank dem still de charge me for maintaining card wey dey my pocket I still dey hold on for customer care, e be like say dem go Read more…
Today Whilst no one was looking I picked my nose Dug in real deep And shot fireballs into the sky. Today whilst no one was looking I scratched my butt It felt really good What more could a man want on a hot summer day. Today whilst no one was Read more…
Ah ìyàn funfun, king of the swallows beckoned to me in Ekiti man’s land I must heed your call before I enter Ado Èkìtì Gastric juices don dey para for man belle Your union with ọbẹ̀ egusi, omu ẹran and ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́ patiently submerged in ọbẹ̀ ata river, no man can 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…