It was in the heat of the harmattan.
She was lying in her bathroom floor,
In the afternoon, just when it was hottest.
Only a few days after she had found her husband in arms of another,
Desperately trying to milk her for himself.
Showing posts with label loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label loss. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Bloody rose
[6 min read]
It was in the heat of the harmattan.
She was lying in her bathroom floor,
In the afternoon, just when it was hottest.
Only a few days after she had found her husband in arms of another,
Desperately trying to milk her for himself.
It was in the heat of the harmattan.
She was lying in her bathroom floor,
In the afternoon, just when it was hottest.
Only a few days after she had found her husband in arms of another,
Desperately trying to milk her for himself.
Friday, May 31, 2019
THE NIGHT GRANDMA DIED
[3 min read]
Mother became an orphan that night.
The night was warm, and I was in my room relaxing from the day's work when I heard shouting from the room grandma stayed in. I sprinted to her room, trying as hard as I could to imagine positive things, pushing the negatives out of my mind...
...we need to get her to the hospital
...tires screeching
...I'm sorry but I can't feel a pulse
...she can't be dead
...
Mother became an orphan that night.
The night was warm, and I was in my room relaxing from the day's work when I heard shouting from the room grandma stayed in. I sprinted to her room, trying as hard as I could to imagine positive things, pushing the negatives out of my mind...
...we need to get her to the hospital
...tires screeching
...I'm sorry but I can't feel a pulse
...she can't be dead
...
Sunday, January 27, 2019
300 WRITING COMPETITION - SECOND EDITION
[2 min read]
DESOLATION
by Zainab Oluwakemi Oyeleye
A broken mind,
A shattered heart,
And a cursed life.
So was the life of Silver.
DESOLATION
by Zainab Oluwakemi Oyeleye
A broken mind,
A shattered heart,
And a cursed life.
So was the life of Silver.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
300 WRITING COMPETITION WINNER - FIRST EDITION
[5 min read]
FORBIDDEN LOVE
By Amanda Benson
Dreams come true, but so do nightmares.
Bearing the burden of a perfect memory,
Once again she is confronted by her past and her fears.
She could have vowed it wouldn't be possible,
Not in a million years,
For the man whose seed she was formed with,
Broke her maidenhead and left her in tears.
FORBIDDEN LOVE
By Amanda Benson
Dreams come true, but so do nightmares.
Bearing the burden of a perfect memory,
Once again she is confronted by her past and her fears.
She could have vowed it wouldn't be possible,
Not in a million years,
For the man whose seed she was formed with,
Broke her maidenhead and left her in tears.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Memories... Left Buried
[1 min read]
I hate going to the mall,
Not because I hate the mall,
But because it reminds me of You.
I hate going to the mall,
Not because I hate the mall,
But because it reminds me of You.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Heroes
[2min Read]
I never knew my father,
But I had heard from my mother,
That he was the best hero there ever was,
With his smile he ended wars.
I never knew my father,
But I had heard from my mother,
That he was the best hero there ever was,
With his smile he ended wars.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
A Letter To The Dead
[1 min read]
Dear Bola,
Monday the 18th was supposed to be the best day of my life,
It was our wedding day.
Supposed to be anyway.
That was the day I got the heart breaking news,
Bola was dead.
Friday, September 2, 2016
The Foolish World
THE
FOOLISH WORLD
By
Chimamkpam Onyenezi
The Igbos have a saying, "Uwa wu otu
mbia"
It means that, in this world, there is just
one life
That is why we must all be cautious of this
life
I also say, that this world is truly
"Ikpu Wigous"
All I'm saying is that we all really have
to focus
After this world we suffer in, there is yet
a better one
But going to the better, depends on how you
lived in this one
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