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Can you see his tears? If you can’t, Then look againa Maybe you haven’t even noticed him Yeah…. He bugs you everytime you’re on the pedestrian bridge. He tucks at your hands And disgusts you sometimes...
View ArticlePAINTING ON THE WALL
This portrait on the wall I see right in front of me In the limelight, it’s revealing its true texture As woven threads of colour in glorious tapestry Taking a closer look, the imperfections magnify...
View ArticleA Cobbler’s Heart
You wonder why I choose to live like a slave rather than a king , To wear a burden instead of my royal ring, To endulge my vain mind instead of letting my heart think, Hear my spirit man cry while I...
View ArticlePoem – LOVE
LOVE Grudgeless, Beautiful, Awesome, Spectacular, Pure, And sometimes, Unexpected is LOVE. Love envieth not, Love is sacrificial, truthful and worthy. Love can be unexpected, but it is best at the...
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...
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