1. The poem has a slow rhythm 2. My favourite line is “Much of your pain is self-chosen, it is the bitter option by which the physician within you heals your sick self.” The reason is because it is the truth and I can relate to it. 3. It reminds me of times I couldn’t […]

The plants can grow where they choose to sprout The birds can live where they decide to perch The wind can blow east to west or not The blue clouds cover every inch of the sky The rule of law does not govern nature Yet we cannot pee where we decide to squat. We must […]

I have chosen to sleep at night But “assumptions” stresses my mind. Why will you say before you ask Or ask after you must have said? There are some wrongs that can be right But you can’t unring a bell Nor dictate how I should react Or decide if I should forgive or not. I […]

#DelightfulDecember When this delight jingles a bell My heart takes a break and a breath See, this December smells like myrrh, Burns like frankincense And looks like the fresh leaves of Aloes This December shines as the star they saw Like a polished star it shines bright the more It reminds of when Grace was […]

Where I’m from, Men ruled Till the first girl came with a brain The next followed with a better will, and the last exchanged hers for a library If given room, she can build a house It’s pure magic, a woman’s will Given the right match, she makes fire I never saw Mama got beat […]

Soft thumps within my chest Easy breaths of sweet breeze Bountiful amount of joy to enjoy Less worries, fewer wars The blood that spurs me to life Blood, kin, and friends alike The glow; spark, smile and calm The hobs, sobs, job and feet to hop Roof and proof of address Sound mind and will […]

He would line us up like sheep One by one he slaughters Till the sons turn red from crying. We would tear, scratch and soak ourselves In pity, we would plead forgiveness Repentance was our only chance of sinning Again and again he would lead us through this procession Till we became masters of this […]

Mama oyoyo! How can I ever forget? When you never fail to remind me Of all my embarrassing moments? I know you think I owe you, but you owe me too All my “Happy Christmas” I thought you stored Magically appeared in every bowl of rice I ate. Growing taller did not stop you from […]

Landlord dey come Landlord dey go The kind landlord wey I get Na one kin oporoko Na so e dey walker up and down Tie one yeye clothe for yansh With one firewood for mouth wey him dey call chewing stick Come dey breathe like caterpillar For people neck Nobody go fit sleep again Sake […]

The way they eat eggs All mixed with beans, bread and coke As if the concoction is a necessary preparation For blowing up the planet And we all look so nice and innocent, Not imagining whose bottom pipe leaked this gas That changed the world You would think a huge animal died and rot here […]