Day Fourteen-#40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the single mothers To the single daddies Saviours of a rather odious circle It’s even not about what happened Nor a question of how you got here But of your endurance and optimism Of your emerging response-ability How you manage to keep going on Your head above the murky oceans Of guilt, discrimination, and […]
Day Thirteen- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the social workers And the emergency workers Who wake up daily planning to control crises And make our society livable Saving lives The firemen, the Security forces The women who sweep our roads Especially those in Ilorin And their counterparts in OAU Really, people can be dirty, Kilode These women work, they do […]
Day Twelve- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To all my friends whose names are written in the book of life Who have passed from death to life Who are seated together in the heavenlies Who, by faith in Jesus, have received righteousness Who war not after the flesh But are partakers of the divine life Who have eaten God and have become […]
Day Eleven- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the Suicidal And the Suicided Who endured till the last minute Till the cup of hope tipped over Pouring through the sandy floor Never to be picked up again “Kaka ke ku maje sese” kind of a thing I’ve been wondering What could have caused it? Who could have caused it? How terrible it […]
Day Ten- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To those who have lost loved ones Who have experienced the pain of goodbyes Who can’t imagine how to live with this absence Whose mind are running wild with memories Memories of words, touch, looks, and moments “I remember the first time I met her” “Oh, I wish dad was around to witness this day” […]
Day Nine- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the peddlers of the Law Those who preach the consuming fire Who have passports to hell And make frequent trips there Who sell fear, guilt, and rejection And the religious pickpockets The professional ones, and the upcoming The ones you find in Oshodi park And the ones with big cathedrals Apologies for putting them […]
Day Eight- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
#LoveWednesday I remember the day #Adeola-mi said ‘Yes’, and I wrote about it, someone said congratulations and I was like “like seriously?”…Congratulations ké? Àbí, “Roll up your sleeves and get to work!” Relationship is no beans. It’s not a deal for light-hearted guys. Let’s not even go to marriage. It’s easier to read my #LoveWednesday […]
