They say every human being has 5 minutes of madness. Whoever made this statement simply does not know my mother or he wouldn’t have made this generalized statement. You know what they say, Nigerian mothers are crazy. My mom is actually extra crazy – crazy alone does not do justice to her. I used to… Continue reading MY MOTHERS’ MADNESS
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MY STRENGTH IS IN YOU by Adedokun Seyi
I am my own chariot and warrior Winning battles without collecting enemies’ lots It is queasy If my quiver is full of breathless warriors What sound of gong is sweet for the dance? As you stepdown from the cloudy hilltop Let cavalry full your pocket And your shoes like the serrated teeth of iron blade… Continue reading MY STRENGTH IS IN YOU by Adedokun Seyi
WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO STAY
Why do you choose to stay? Why? Tell me. Are you scared of what people will say? That you jump from one husband to another – that you have no shame. Tell me. How do you keep this heavy secret in your fragile heart and live everyday like nothing is ever wrong, feigning happiness and… Continue reading WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO STAY
DO NOT COME HOME by Micheal Ace
Son Do not come home Until the moon sees your shadows When the sun brings them in the day Do not come home Until the sun sees your tears When they bathe your face at night . Son Do not come home Until you find meaning to the poetry Written on your palm Until you… Continue reading DO NOT COME HOME by Micheal Ace
PRAGMATIC LOVE by Bamas Sinach VicToria
How can you tell me to marry for love When the pantry houses crickets and the chirpings decibels magnified by the hollow space With hungry mouths to feed and dying parents to cater for How can you talk of marrying for love When cupid’s arrow comes with no guarantee that it will be there when… Continue reading PRAGMATIC LOVE by Bamas Sinach VicToria
DEMON’S FARE by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu
This demon on my mind is she That gives me nights without sleep And stands all my manhood errect Comes to my dreams and taunt me endlessly Puts smiles on my wife’s face as makes think for her I crave I the bachelor it leaves my heart no room That thoughts to lead remain in… Continue reading DEMON’S FARE by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu
VOW by Aina O. Y
You and I made vow To be faithful and heartening with no deceit To share our hearts and mend our scars To walk through ills and dance through joy To be together till eternity You and I made a vow To shelter our wants and feed our emotions To shoulder our burdens and protect our… Continue reading VOW by Aina O. Y
KISS WITH THE FIST by Ojembe Victor
The cathedral down the lane Fully eclipsed with naïve souls The resonating bells Ushering the love birds We saw flowers Dropping from engraved plates With hands locked in sweetness They walked down the aisle Their smiles resonates rusty cymbals Laughter, giving us quick orgasm They graciously tongue kissed Amidst onlookers Their first conjugal night, Energetically… Continue reading KISS WITH THE FIST by Ojembe Victor
THE ‘JOBLESS’ HOUSEWIFE STORY by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
Yea, you’re right and I’m wrong. What do I know about a busy day? I’m but a ‘house’ wife, I stay put where I belong. After a day long, I’ve nothing to complain anyway. You said, at the sixth hour, you run along. That’s right, except that the house victim is earlier up an hour… Continue reading THE ‘JOBLESS’ HOUSEWIFE STORY by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
A WOMAN SHOULD COOK by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
I sat there in my little, steamy kitchen Deaf to both tweeting and preaching As I stirred the porridge in my shiny pot “A wife should cook,” was all I thought