Day Nineteen – #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To everyone who woke up On one morning or the other this year Not knowing what to do, where to go What to eat, Nor where to sleep Dispersed across the Big Cities of this world Home and lost abroad Who wake up only seeking opportunities Whatever their hands shall find to do Whatever their […]
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” […]
When Love Happens
#LoveWednesday Is it possible to stop thinking about you? Is it possible to totally forget you? Is it possible to get you out of my mind? Like, be immune to the sweetness you command Cos the way you fill my thought is quite enormous Not that I’m complaining, I’m just curious Was it I that […]
Physician, Heal Thyself
A beloved friend of mine said some days ago, and I will just paraphrase here, “sometimes, you get tired of self healing and you just wish someone would heal you instead”. Now isn’t that some food for thought? Well, for me, it is. It really is. Immediately I read his words, I understood what he […]
Let It Not Be
Adeola-mi, Let it not be That we were driven by our senses By our sense of sight and its prospects That of curves and symmetry Let it not be That our taste led us here The very things that drive our appetites That of skin color and contours Let it not be That we […]
Pain
Pain drives us Pain pushes us Pain causes us to dream, To dream of a time the pain is gone Pain drives us to seek comfort Pain drives us to find relief Pain helps us identify with others Pain helps us develop compassion for others Especially those who are, have been, And will be […]
Memoirs of a Once Precious Love
#LoveWednesday #Adeola-mi #Memoirs A man once told me he lost his wife two months prior to that time and I couldn’t figure out how he managed to survive. This is me, who cannot dare imagine not speaking with the ‘Lady I Love’ for a few weeks, talk less of not seeing her again. I remember […]
A Lover’s Cry
Been trying to get you out of my active thought all day, but dear, it’s not working. Lord please, I hope I’m still ok. Apparently, when you give your heart, you relinquish the right to direct its affairs alone. Choose well, who you give your heart. The same issues must flow out of it. Seriously […]
A Dark Night
I clearly remember How dark it was that night Light being quietly estranged Shadows were in full might I couldn’t control me Speech failed, countenance changed Another heart enraged The darkness became worse We both fought for freedom But the darkness ate deep Deeper into our heart And we couldn’t see through Oh, a night […]
