The Recipient

Stop raping me she says, Stop kneeling on me he says, Stop treating us like we are less than we are, they both say… You promised you wouldn’t kill us yet we were taken against our will and forced to build for you, then you say we are not good enough. Those left behind have […]

The Ants Go Marching On

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again they said that humpty was crying like a baby too History hopefully would remember Humpty Dumpty Not as a broken man but as a man of honor that […]

Capital “D” migraine

The stress of religion The marks left by the beast are evident The position of power The playing of god by man The mind of a sinner The role of sin in humanity The stance taken by the wicked The plans of evil The milk is from the snake The sap is taken from the […]

Capital “F” (Perpetual Augmentation)

Most are Caught between the crossroads;the high roads or the narrow path Many sit by the sidewalk confused and unable to choose They play it safe by accepting stagnation, forgetting that inaction is in it’s self a kind of action Nothing lasts forever, so why waste the little time allocated to you Most men work […]

Capital “T”

Those that find themselves standing in the empty room of imagination count sheep They Day dream and reminisce over untapped memories and unfulfilled visions To them, participating would have been the best choice; but their time is all spent Time does not reward all this neglect rather attempts to normalize alienated feelings Motion sickness all-around […]

Comfortable Complacency

Idleness breeds Mindless curiosity towards the conceptual versions of what the truth is not All these seem to keep me busy as the world chooses to Trend my nation #Nigeria We are under siege it might seem but the reality of this realization is that many do not share this obvious burden The average man […]

Try A Little Tenderness?”

Over the Years I have looked up to men from my lowly position of boy but from that stead another looked with me and his name Nnamdi Ehirim Opeyemi . He is a friend , brother and most importantly a compatriot. I have searched for words to express my distaste and disdain for the events […]

Dark Aisle

Constantly looking for answers , always dissatisfied with the norm , I am distressed by my environment , it’s passiveness towards my development , it’s nonchalance, you see the issue is not one thing but the whole broken circle It is a continuing cycle of disjointed feelings, where nothing ever adds up The menace is […]

After Yesterday Comes Tomorrow (Skit)

Back when we blossomed, we lit up the night sky with the music of our tender hearts ; This was a time in history when worries were classified as impossible Growing up in the 90’s was for me a joyous privilege, for in that decade the days were ever bright, and were filled with familiar […]