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A bright night, the pangs of loneliness nudged, I sat in front of Yaya’s hut. Amazed by the beauty of the significant old star that twinkled like a firefly. the trees sang with cold breath and [...]

I was the river that never stood still a cup of broken hearts I lay in my wake I sang sweet, the bird that you could not kill I took your love and stabbed it with my stake I was the proud neck [...]

And at the end of the day, The photos of the day come to play. As the day ends, After the sun kisses our skins; mine and yours my friend! I think of the kind of person I’d been, Think of the love [...]

Rainbow and whizzes come and go Rosemary sprouts in the thrill to be pecked by our innocuous souls. A downpour of rain revives the Virginity of arid soil In rainfall, solace conversed With our [...]

Skin like silk, chocolate and honey Color of the earth, coal and copper Color of the gods and gems The fates made us black Providence made all the thousand accents Dance from our mouths One black [...]

Five fingers, five toes A single heartbeat of hope Two eyes, two ears I had waited for what felt like years His mouth, my nose In the end, only heaven knows Roses, lilies and bluebells Who [...]

Umar Abubakar Sidi’s poetry is one of the most talked about today in the Nigerian literary space, because of its unconventionality and departure from the new body of narratives dominated by [...]

I don’t want to go to school. First day, I would look a fool! Maybe after a week, That’s not considered weak. But my parents won’t allow Me to stay at home, So, I have to fake a stomach ache. [...]

We went to the beach We heard the beautiful sound of the waves. Also, we heard the palm trees rustling. We stepped foot on the sand in the beach An amazing feeling it was It made us feel [...]

Memories, oh, memories! I love my memories! Oh, I wish my memories stay with me forever. There was this one funny time we were at the beach and I stole money from mom. I bought ice cream and my [...]