What we do for love...

[4min read]

I look at the world,
And in a spectral plain,

I see a world full of colours.

Some calm and flowing,

Some angry and swirling,

Some dark and depressing.

And one encompasses all:

Love,

Delving into the calm, warm colors,

People find peace in love;

People find joy in love;

People become happy in love;

Love can be good.

Will

[1min Read]

I know yet I do not,

I think I have it figured out

but I do not have a clue

Definite Love Of My Life

[5 min read]

You are unique, oh, very much so in your way.
Your shape, your feel in my arms.
I'm no racist, but your colour puts others to shame.
I smack my lips in delight, my pupils dilate and I drool at your sight.

Masked Comfort

[1 min read]

You're my bed of roses;

Red, the ambassador of danger

Yet I'm beguiled by you

My mind replays you all day

Claustrophobia

 [1min read]

I don't know how people are afraid of closed spaces. 
Perhaps that's what freedom does to you. 
People learn to love their prisons 
If they're left there long enough.

Let's Imagine

[2 min Read]

Let's imagine I could face my fears;
Do it today against all odds,

Leonardo's Hands

[1 min read]

Wedding bells you see

Rang so loud this morning.

Open up those doors,

Let her walk in slow.

Everyone watches as her face glows,

There she is. My wife by tomorrow.

When Man meets Woman

[1min Read]

When man meets woman, it's fate as far as the eye can see,

Its destiny wielded by all forces earth, fire and sea.

Dealing with Failure

[1 min read]

I was five when it happened,
It was at my aunty's wedding - the one that never smiled.

The usher had passed it to me without a second glance,
A hurried look on her face, like she had other things to attend to.

I didn't mind because I had gotten it.
It was a souvenir, a fan shaped like a hand.

The Fight

[2 mins read]

There are words too full in my mouth.
Too heavy in my chest.
These are words I can't express.
I've tried to swallow but I can't digest.

Ice block sold here

‘Ice block sold here’,

Marks the gate,

Red and black with spikes on the fence,

Scared men away,

Good thing I’m not a man then.

The Perfect Friend

[1 min read]

Boys and girls in the streets,
Laughing, joking, singing and dancing,
Making memories in the sun,
The summer sun in mid August.


Friends they think they really are,
Friends they think they have,
Friends they hope will never leave,
Friends who will still move from west to east.

TAKE CHARGE

(A 2 min read)

One cannot stand to the corner and observe life,
as a phenomenon in a philosopher's mind,
Or a string of theories on a scientist's board,
Or even a little squabble to constitute our petty gossip.

Buy me a rose

[1 min read]

I once met a lady with an amazing soul,
She had  blue eyes and a wonderful smile,
She had that kind of love that could fill any hole,
She had that laugh that resounded in your head for a while.

'There was no way I was letting her go' I thought,
'She was the one' I also thought.
And everytime she smiled over her shoulder,
She looked a lifetime younger.

One day while we drank cocoa on a blissful Sunday 5pm,
She leaned back into the crook of my arm,
And slightly played with her dress hem,
"Buy me a rose please dear dear Max."

Of course I replied "I'll get you one, is that all you want?"
She nodded and smiled.
"I'd give you the moon if that's what you want."
"I'll take it", she said with yet another smile.

The next day I bought her the rose,
And a necklace coloured moonlight blue.
But then, the Lord called her home.
I mourned for a decade,
Her going was all too soon.

And even though I  got married  a decade later,
Every night as I laid in bed I could still hear her,
"Buy me a rose Max."
That's all she ever asked.

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IT'S THE LAW

[ 1 min read ]

Walking through this dark hallway,
My heart racing for the fear of what's next,
My mind drifts back to how it all started.

Ghost Story

Pray For Me

Pray for me

By Layomi Oyelami

I am flowing with milk and honey

My milk is sour, my honey is bitter

Pray for me

I am a giant

Falling at the fling of a stone

Pray for me

I am suffering from a heart failure

While I'm supposedly the heart

Pray for me 

DEATH OF AN INNOCENT

I went to a party, Mom, I remembered what you said.

You told me not to drink, Mom, so I drank soda instead.

I really felt proud inside, Mom, the way you said I would.

I didn't drink and drive, Mom, even though the others said I should.

I know I did the right thing, Mom, I know you are always right.

Now the party is finally ending, Mom, as everyone is driving out of sight.

As I got into my car, Mom, I knew I'd get home in one piece.

Because of the way you raised me, so responsible and sweet.

I started to drive away, Mom, but as I pulled out into the road,

the other car didn't see me, Mom, and hit me like a load.

As I lay there on the pavement, Mom, I hear the policeman say,

the other guy is drunk, Mom, and now I'm the one who will pay.

The Casualties

THE CASUALTIES

By Boluwatife Afolabi

Ifem,

Life is a battle

and like all similar debacles

we must deal with casualties,

cry for them,

become them even-

Husbands,

too broken to return-

to eager wives

to hungry kids

to randy mistresses.

Daughter of The King