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When I fall into the slumber Of death, Let my soul lumber Into the gates of eternity, Far above the terrains of the earth Let life’s memories Replay itself like a motion picture… Let my [...]

Sorrow and anguish could be heard in her cries You could see the pain, especially in her eyes You see, dad had gone up to the sky blue But his greedy relatives stuck to us like glue Mom had been [...]

Pain is the nakedness that comes under the cold harmattan wind; Grotesque and gruesome in repose! But like a pupa in metamorphosis, intrinsic for the big bang; Charles Darwin! Love is but a [...]

There is a tomb with my name Yes, I own a grave The cemetery has hairy armpits, I could tell from the embrace I am empty, waiting for a skeleton to be poured into me like a tank Skeleton is a [...]

Alone, she sat outside, Barely lit compound… All sulky, she laments, About life, she reflects Trouble, sorrow, tears, have been her company, Suffered young, never knew happiness, Her [...]

Put away those rags, Take this fine linen. Your sandals are worn-out, There’s still an extra mile. Lizards have moulted To take over new coats. Out of broken bones, You’ll stand. Out of deep [...]

I should take a break, Rest my body and lay mind amongst the softness of night. I should lie down in submission of labour. I should, But stars have a habit of falling and burning whatever haven I [...]

I am a child of time; a birth to fate! Alas! I’m a broken clock counting in antagonist gears; many times, it says ‘twelve’ when it’s already dawn. My story is like that of [...]

Dissolve the old self in me, let rain wash away The past sorrows to flow in gutters The oceans to reserve my thriving past, Disband my bygones far from memory. Recuperate the diminishing vigor To [...]

Allow me to reintroduce myself, I was born and bred in the Catholic church. The doctrine of Catechism is part of my DNA; the Holy Grail engraved in my memory. I am a staunch Christian, I believe. [...]