Love Is Sweet When…
#LoveWednesday #Adeola-mi Love is sweet when… All is seemingly okay and it seems she has all the right words to say Traffic is lighter and emotions flow from one to another She agrees to walk home so we can hold hands Her ‘atlas’ and ‘yanshicamara’ is well packaged She hugs you tight and your pulse […]
Tell Me
#LoveWednesday TELL ME Tell me you love me Tell me I mean so much to you Tell me I stand out of many Tell me you want me to be yours Tell me you like the way I look Tell me my smiles make you smile Tell me my words inspire you Tell me you […]
Drifting Away From Love
#ItisPossible Is this how one begins to drift away from love? Is this how ones heart begins to glow for another? Is this how relationships eventually break? Is this how an affair begins to take place? All she had was her sensitivity She seems to be able to pick out the slightest changes in my […]
God Save the Marriage of Broda Lúkú and Aunty Wòsílá
God save the marriage of Aunty mi wòsílá who never saw And broda mi lúkú who looked And looked but saw nothing God help them As they stumble through life Yet with eyes wide open Perhaps, their trouble Is not of defective eye balls But of selective blindness Ignoring truth in its simplest form Embracing […]
Just How Long?
#LoveWednesday. I once asked “How long should one wait in love for the beloved to really understand that one’s love is for real and decide to accept”, and various responses followed. Some said, “If it is true love, it will last and not change no matter what happens” And I quite agree with them… Even […]
To Every Woman
How will we survive this world without you? How far can our ego and stubbornness carry us? How will life be without the tenderness with which you relate with us, your patience? How will we live without the sweetness you carry with you? Who will we have to take care of and show love? How […]
This Love Will Last
#LoveWednesday #ItisPossible In those days as a young religious man, whenever I see a guy and girl, or brother and sister together in a corner, on the road, or at the junction of a street, talking, smiling, or making some melancholic motions, my reaction has always been to see them as immoral, unserious, and jobless-at […]
The Magic of Love
#LoveWednesday #Adeola-mi He walked up to my side and asked “how much is a wrap of ‘semo’?”, “#50” I said, as I paid for mine-two wraps of ‘semo’ and one goat meat. At first I was surprised at the man’s humility to hold such conversation with a boy old enough to probably be his last […]
On A Monday Morning
#randomtots I stepped out of the bus, adjusted my suit and started my walk to my department, the Music Department of the almighty Obafemi Awolowo University. As I crossed over to the other side, just in front of Oduduwa Hall, I sighted this beautiful lady ahead who was dressed as gorgeous as mine. A little […]
The Girl Child
#LoveWednesday The girl child is never to be underappreciated She is never to be a victim of a low self-esteem Neither is she to be seen as feeble or a weakling She is only to be valued and respected. The girl child is never to be a mere object To gratify the selfish desires of […]
