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Leonell EchaSeptember 26, 2019

She is a flint of happiness and a vibe of Mozart She wonders if time is too timing She hears the sounds of chiming bells She sees the world as left handed She wants to be young again She is a flint of happiness and a vibe of Mozart She understands purpose exudes fears She […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 24, 2019

I pretend to fall in love I feel sorry when the guy believes I touch myself to wake up I worry if its safe to be here I cry about not knowing what you are thinking I am anxious yet trusting I understand this life is a theatre I say you and i are actors […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 23, 2019

I am anxious yet trusting I wonder about angels I hear soft steps behind the closed door I see Jesus in light brown jalabia at the motor park I want to meet Henry I am anxious yet trusting I pretend to enjoy being alone I feel lost looking for you in the hood I touch […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 22, 2019

Open your booth! Bloody immigrants. Wetin you carry? Where passport de? Oya drop something for trespassing Your skin is black, mine too Your tongue is twisted, so is mine So on what ground do you stand to cuss? White on black is enough injustice Discussions have not gone halfway Now, brothers are turning on brothers […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 19, 2019

Have you ever been to a place where things shrink, everything else begs for a life The silence irks, the damage, an ant stings Once, we were standing here, with all the strife We kept the party, we kept the fun rife Knives to our throats didn’t stop the pills, the thrills Time consumes everything, […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 19, 2019

I remember it all like yesterday A bunch of roses fitted in a vase Uprooted from the earth sometime in May A gesture that marked a new friendship clause Fresh, ornamented, and laid out in grace But like every fragile thing, we faded Drifted through emotions until jaded We are now on different end of […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 18, 2019

As time may clearly remember We are well prepared with our bags packed in hours unending Journeys too long for seconds sermons too short for minutes We debut every time we have We have been here before written notes about newborns in the North the way flowers await their evening meals how mornings open like […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 16, 2019

As a child, I heard my heart beat When I had to walk alone in the dark My shadow would scare me, My friends would make scary sounds from a distance Like I had a gun straight to my head I would tremble even while running. When my offences where too grave to seek forgiveness […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 14, 2019

Miss Xavie, seventh of last month made you 21 Birthdays are the buy days for gifts, prayers and so on, To celebrate with God, family and friends all through. But I wasn’t there to prove our friendship was true. It’s Tochi, and I’m very sorry. I’ve been earning badly these times. This has caused me […]

Leonell EchaSeptember 12, 2019

Fellow Nigerians, I congratulate you Today marks the start of a new journey I tell you, if one must succeed He has to look for what to do, not what he has done Our tale has been one riddled with ups and downs We must begin to prepare for new stories As we turn a […]

Strange friendships

Another part of me

How i am

With Our Beautiful

Working on the world

Frozen Friends

Time travels with us always

What makes your heart beat?

Here’s how i can help you.

My future in a nutshell

The Good Society

open more doors

in the ground

Seeds

A ditty

The Good Society

open more doors

in the ground