What is in a name; in a man?That makes you forget everything? Why does he rule your thoughts?Sweeping out the empowering wordsand quotes on self sufficiencyThat you took to memoryover these months What is in his love,That makes you ignore the past?Forgetting that in an instantYou could be back to the beginningstruggling to love your … Continue reading Loving Is Losing
My Writing Journey
I started writing at 11 years old. I needed to use something to release all the emotions I was dealing with- growing up, moving to a new school and my sister moving to boarding school. It was a rough period in my life, and I remember writing this short poem called, Sleep. I found … Continue reading My Writing Journey
These Times
Everyone is changing; acting strange, speaking even stranger. The air feels different, too. It might just be me, though. The world is shifting in a way that no one alive today has felt before. There is rush towards things now - family, possessions, death. I see fear in people's eyes, as well. The toothy grins … Continue reading These Times
Memories That Survived
I flipped through the newspaper, using its pages to block the scorching sun. The boys surrounded me, waiting. They watched me glance quickly through the headlines and stories on each page. As I turned the last, Dapo spoke, “So wetin happen today?” “The regular tins” I answered. Politics, corruption, sports news, talk of change and … Continue reading Memories That Survived
Be Alright: A Poem On Positivity
Today, I woke up with the sun She smiled at me Told me I worried too much She rose every morning She was sure I would be okay
