thinks it’s “this”
She believes it’s “that”
They bring “this”
and put “that”
It never solved the puzzle.
Tag: Romance
LOVE IS FOR THE EVENING by Yugo Gabriel Egboluche
our grasses aren’t green, the kind of love that grow here need not lay on them our love is upright, we love on our toes under shades of bearded trees our oaths are etched on trees, which do more than bear our names like signatures dotted on papyrus our love is for… Continue reading LOVE IS FOR THE EVENING by Yugo Gabriel Egboluche
TO LOVE A GIRL… by Olufunmilola Olubunmi Adeniran
It’s an impossible thing to tell a boy not to love a girl Impossible to train his stuttering lips to speak or still the ticking of his heart when a dam breaks within him and his blood rages like an untamed river Impossible to say the least to slow the beating of his heart or… Continue reading TO LOVE A GIRL… by Olufunmilola Olubunmi Adeniran
RUMBLE FOR A DANCE by Maxwell Onyemaechi Opia-Enwemuche
Rumble for a Dance The beauty of the mind cannot be separated No matter how we are eventually celebrated Hearts will beat together from a distance And emotions may feel each other at a stance The journey of love has many routes Not taking us away from our original roots The heart does belong to… Continue reading RUMBLE FOR A DANCE by Maxwell Onyemaechi Opia-Enwemuche
GONE by Ken Mamman
A heart is a home a home of all the care you have in you all the understanding a heart is you you are a heart free it came like a birth shattered it went like the tortise mashed and therted trempled upon non stop today it gives only hate not care disgust not like… Continue reading GONE by Ken Mamman
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS by Opeyemi Oso (& OTHER POEMS)
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS by Opeyemi Oso Today I made a friend Each man for himself to fend Of course, when I bend on her farm She must also tend to my ham. I sure know beautiful things, Ashur’s no Beau’s fool thing. I’d bend a knee I’d bet she’ll kneel. Tomorrow we’ll show no pity… Continue reading FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS by Opeyemi Oso (& OTHER POEMS)
FOR A STAR by Oluwaseyi Olatunji
For a star; I draw lines from muse, Yes, for a stunning star, I’m breaking rules. If every wish would be true, Like the Caribbean blue, Then haste my feelings be told, That they pretty turn to gold. Obnoxious as it may seem, Beautiful intents do I deem, I wish angels would tell; How high… Continue reading FOR A STAR by Oluwaseyi Olatunji
ABE IGI OROMBO by Morenikeji Oloye
L’abe igi orombo where we started, You went to enjoy the cool breeze And I was out to pluck some oranges ‘twas love at first sight indeed. Abe igi orombo, a multipurpose point – My little cousins’ playground, My grandma’s favorite resting spot – Where our love was crowned. Labe Igi Orombo means ‘Under the… Continue reading ABE IGI OROMBO by Morenikeji Oloye
THE DAY I ‘KILLED’ MY EX-GIRLFRIEND (a true story)
When my phone rang and Sadiya’s name appeared on its screen, my heart skipped a beat? Had she changed her mind? I waited for the third ring before I picked up the phone and pressed the received button. No word escaped my mouth as I placed the phone near my ear, waiting for her to… Continue reading THE DAY I ‘KILLED’ MY EX-GIRLFRIEND (a true story)
THE LOVER’S PRAYER by Joshua Levites
Hallowed be your name, Princess Thy kingdom has come unto me, My eyes have seen the gospel of your beauteousness. The intensity of your awesomeness Implodes every bit of ego I possess, Your effortless, sparkling smile brings out the baby in me, I must confess So much that I forever betray me to comply with… Continue reading THE LOVER’S PRAYER by Joshua Levites