Leaves so green and beautiful, Land filled with milk and honey, quiet and peaceful like the calm cloud. Inhabited by people who knew no greed, ethnic diversity was not in sight, tribal segregation was never a plan, stolen opportunities was not birthed and cultural degradation was a sin. The people lived as one family in […]
In the desert of pain, Surrounded by sands of sadness And sunshine of loneliness. I was an alien to fun and happiness, they both looked at me like an outcast, only the sound of my solitude spoke to me. Every argument against injustice I had with the voices in my head and the reflection in […]
life Life is never easy That’s the way It’s meant to be. If it knocks you down Like a wrecking ball You go back up. Get charged up And face it like a crazed bitch Turn that wrecking ball Into a bowling ball And hey! Wear comfortable shoes Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash Read other poems […]
Too blinded by love I couldn’t see through your lies Always acted like a love-struck puppy around you Talked your ears off About my dreams and future Hoping you’d share the same excitement with me You didn’t. Yet, I looked past that Because of how deep I was in the ocean of our love. I […]
It’s a love game Love and I always had this game we played Quiet, logical but mostly silent Love always moved her pawns first That is to say she always knew my game You see love was very technical She never knew my moves but she was magnet And anywhere she went she knew I […]
The day I lost my baby Was the day I gave up on life My little bundle of joy Who never had the intent of hurting a soul Was taken from her warm home. We had a connection stronger Than lovers bound But we never met because of the Weak state of her baby heart. […]
A letter from a Nigerian child Nigeria Dear Nigerian society, In case you haven’t noticed Your mates have left you behind, You are now a Ténéré tree that would soon be run down, I used to think for some reason that you were Robben Island until I discovered you made Robben Island, There is no […]
Small Girl, Big god. Like an impatient dog I wanted to grow up quickly, Neglected my innocent age and tossed it aside like a ragged doll. Forced the little things I had to grow without hesitation, poor things went through hell just to please and satisfy me. I was young, dumb and stupid But I […]
