WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A POET
Last night, my mother whispered to my ears.
Alabi, you have grown to become a man-
The moment one find his purpose on earth,
He becomes...
MIRROR’S CORNER
28
Aug
CAN WE?
When you give a ring,
There's silence at both ends.
Our text history,
Is as full as space.
Can we talk?
Like we used to,
Late into the ...
24
Aug
HOW LOOKING FOR (MY FIRST) JOB MADE ME FEEL
Experience they say; is the best teacher. You cannot be taught by life and wouldn’t remember the experience you learnt from it. I alway...
15
Aug
THE REAL HUSTLERS
An unquenchable fire was set in me earlier today about who hustlers really are. I see pictures of folks with a laptop, blinks and maybe...
12
Aug
FIRE
Fire! It cleanses and destroys.
With its heat; lives are saved or taken.
One of man's greatest discoveries,
One of man's chief fears,
O...
06
Aug
HATE NOT THE POEM, NEITHER THE POET
If my simile is as dry as the dust of Sahara,
Don't pour your Atlantic word to make it wet,
My words seem to be a walking sun?
Don't ab...
22
Jul
CAMPUS LIFE
The aesthetic well laid green lawn was the first indication of a melodic love story to come. So enticed, I was on my best self as I adv...
03
Jul
WARRIOR
Shackles around the neck as that of a bullet,
Boots on the feet marching across the bare soil,
Under the sun, under the rain fighting;
...
24
Jun
STILL I STAND
In the face of adversary,
Fighting death as though fighting an enemy
Each breathe competing and struggling for air;
Still I stand.
Eac...
21
Jun
FEASTING FEET
The feasting feet
Goes about feeding its teeth
Not caring about a fit feet.
The feasting feet
Wears wear with fleet
Digging streets fo...