Jackie Hill Perry – My Testimony #TheExcision #RhymeAndReason
I guess you have heard her story, how she was once a lesbian, but now happily married to Preston Perry and mother to Eden. In this beautiful spoken word piece at the Rhyme and Reason Concert 2016, The...
View ArticleWHEN WE SEE HIM
When we see Him; O what joy would escape from my heart, When we behold His face; His praises shall burst out from my lips Then shall our frail bodies be changed, And as the stars up above fall...
View ArticleSTAY MIND STAY
You travelled everywhere and now you’re back. Like a child Reckless. Careless. Wanting everything. But this time you must sit. I can’t ground you But I can guard you Renew you Train you In the way...
View ArticleThe True Colours of a Woman
Ever wondered how your mother could spank the devil out of you one minute and pet you like a baby the next? Ever wondered how no matter how little she had, there was always something to give whenever...
View ArticleSpirit-flesh Skirmish
Cells numerous as they are, are holding hands Tissues interlocking fingers in even strands Wrapping and clothing the framework of white sticks Impossible it is to fathom a house without its bricks, The...
View ArticleA FAIRYTALE COME TRUE
Possibilities drowned as my flooding skepticism lingers Dreams waved away by Doubt’s long fingers Wishes never transcending the blowing of candles on the cake A great toll this continuous cycle seemed...
View ArticleDEAR SPIRIT OF GOD
Thou almighty Breath of God That generates new life Come exhale on me That I might be quickened once more Thou oil poured out fully on the Anointed One Anoint my lips and renew my heart And let joy...
View ArticleTHE ECLIPSE OF THE SON
I was made to show up when its night time Stay where I am till I hear the bell chime Hold on to what’s available till I have what’s mine Probably smiling while I’m waiting on the line Now that’s a lot...
View ArticleTHE ONE
So her name’s Grace, Yeah, a girl whose beauty would piggyback on time’s broad back For thousands of years to come, she’ll remain the talk of all, A precious jewel whose charm and wits know no end...
View Article‘Mummy’, ‘Mum’, ‘Mama’, ‘Iya wa’, ‘Maleh’, ‘Mumcy’ or ‘Mother’ – Tioluwani Lois
One of the first words we learn to say is ‘Mummy’ Not just because our instincts line up with the environment and our ‘significant others’ But because of the personality who we call ‘Mum’ Loving and...
View ArticleMother; My Shiny Star – James Ohiomoba
Such love you possess so deep I feel it while asleep. With discipline and fear of your whip a mother’s love, I can’t see the depth of it. Nine months you carried me keeping me safe and fit. In pain you...
View ArticleI Love You Mum – Yeside Oyemakinde
I woke up feeling so cold. It felt strange, I couldn’t understand all of it.. My mind was wrapped up in different thoughts, I was so confused. To make matters worse, I saw eyes peering at me… “What are...
View ArticleA MOTHER; MY MOTHER – Halimah sanusi
When the home is upside down, She becomes the pillar that fixes it When the wind of sorrows blows, She absorbs it all to make her children smile. When the man(the head) feels weak, She becomes the neck...
View ArticleAll I See is My mum – Obadote Esther
I walk into my room and all I see is my mom: the bedspread, the pillows, the curtains. Some she bought, others made. I take a walk to the kitchen, stops over at the sitting room, my mom again… she...
View ArticleLife Is Suspense?
“Suspense is life, you never know what to expect.” Such words I’ve heard for years from people that I look to with respect. Now seeing through a baby’s eyes I discover life with God has security and...
View ArticleLukewarm Ness
Are you Hot? Or Cold. Remember when you were in the world. You clubbed every friday. You couldn’t count the girls you got laid. Or the guys that got you laid. Your everyday outfits revealed what was...
View ArticleFoOILish
Waiting with 9 other virgins in this room I’m tired already, won’t the bridegroom Come already? I’m checking my wristwatch, time is 20:16 Well it has to PM, Prime Minister of the gospel? But hey, when...
View ArticleCloser Than My Breath
I’m with you wherever you go.Just call me”I hear this all of the time.But I sit on my bed and I have travelled nations and seas alone.Slept out of my bed in the coldWalked in the dark aloneFallen into...
View ArticleA FOSTER KID’S ALLEGORY
As I sat in my bed, Gazing into the glimmering and starry sky And succumbing to the pull of the night’s dead silence Nostalgic feelings sought to scale the fence of my heart I tried to wage war against...
View ArticleThank you, Abba
ABBA Father, I’m grateful for the grace and power to be wealthy, healthy and well. Protecting my heart and giving wisdom, realizing the truth that saves from hell. Waxing strong in the benefits of the...
View ArticleLife not Skin
Do You wash the external part of your tank alone and leave the inner part?! Or you ensure that just the outer part of your car is sparkling..? You look into the mirror every now and then, Checking...
View ArticleRhyme and Reason presents “The Excision”
Rhyme and Reason presents “The Excision” Yo! Are you a lover of art, poetry and rhymes? Then Rhyme and Reason Concert 2016 “The Excision” is where you have to be on June 11 at 4pm! The venue is The...
View ArticleThe exTENT of His kindness
Jesus saved you from your mind crashing, why are you still the ONE DRIVE-in? Trying to clean yourself up with your filthy rag. I think you should throw in that towel Give up trying to run away from the...
View ArticleThe Children
Do you hear the children crying? I can hear them every day, Crying, sighing, dying, flying Somewhere safe where they can play. Somewhere safe from all the dangers, Somewhere safe from Crack and AIDS,...
View ArticleMEET JANETTE…IKZ – The Excision 2016
Come 11th of June, 2016 by 4pm, “The Excision” which is the 2nd edition of the highly anticipated “Rhyme and Reason” concert will take place at the Dome, Off Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos. In...
View ArticleALMOST (saved) by Ezekiel Azonwu
Watch Ezekiel Azonwu live, Come 11th of June, 2016 by 4pm, at the “The Excision”, the highly anticipated “Rhyme and Reason” concert will take place at the Dome, Off Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos. ALMOST...
View ArticleJIG-A-BOO by Jackie Hill Perry
Watch Jackie Hill Perry live, Come 11th of June, 2016 by 4pm, at the “The Excision”, the highly anticipated “Rhyme and Reason” concert will take place at the Dome, Off Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos....
View ArticleDIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
Dear diary, Today was the day it changed for me. The events of today have already been etched in my mind; Still I feel urged to pen it down. Well, here’s how it started: As dawn announced his...
View ArticleDEAD TO MYSELF | ALIVE IN CHRIST
I see His blood-stained brows, Making a path for the blood flowing from His forehead. I see His arms stretched across horizontal wood; With rusty-old nails pierced into such beautiful hands- Hands that...
View ArticleBack & 4th by Okenwa Igbokwe (Book Review)
Okenwa’s ‘Back & 4th’ is a simple, relatable combination of pieces that are written with truth. Okenwa shows the struggle that exists within man’s heart to please God and also stop doing things...
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