Twice Beaten
In the matters of Love… ‘Once beaten twice shy’ is not really about the beating, but the shame that accompanies it. There are several reasons why this shame is killing. One is the ‘shy'(shame) of having to see yourself in such sorry state. Maybe because…
Day Thirty Six – #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To all the virgins The all-time virgins And those of 2016 In heart, mind, and body Who kept themselves chaste Who resisted the pressure of haste Who were willing to wait Nor for lack of a better option Or raging emotions But who know what…
Day Twenty Seven- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the Party Servers What humility you hold I’ve been there and done that Travelling across town and cities Rarely in comfortable vehicles Cladded in our white ‘parking shirt’ We must report by 7am We don’t return till late night Running errands around tables Rewarded,…
Day Twenty Six- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the Nursing mothers With their joyful womb’s fruit You are a blessing to this world You’re the reason this world is still here You who endured the months Travailing through the pains of child birth Yet Nurturing us with tenderness Enduring our delicate excesses…
Day Twenty Four- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the Facebook evangelists And WhatsApp revivalists Who daily load us with words Words that have been kept from us for long Words of faith, of truth, and of grace Who echo the silent questions of our hearts Who engage our minds in spirit intelligence…
Day Twenty Four
To the Facebook evangelists And WhatsApp revivalists Who daily load us with words Words that have been kept from us for long Words of faith, of truth, and of grace Who echo the silent questions of our hearts Who engage our minds in spirit intelligence…
Day Twenty Three- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the Danfo Driver The ever conscious Danfo driver The ever vigilant Lagos driver Experts in the game of the road Navigating through miles of uneasiness To and fro, like a pendulum Enduring the wear and tear How much does he even make? Does it…
Day Twenty One- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the corrupt leaders Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria The known and unknown Who secretly dismantle the fibers of this nation “awon eni ibi, awon eeyan k’eyan To n gbenu okuku To n tafa sinu imole We thank you Abi what shall we do?…
Day Twenty- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the greatest people on earth Saviors and sailors of this world The thermostat that regulates our social enclaves Who painstakingly weave words in beautiful melodies Who give us companions to take us through the difficult nights Who give healing to our troubled souls Who…
Day Nineteen – #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To everyone who woke up On one morning or the other this year Not knowing what to do, where to go What to eat, Nor where to sleep Dispersed across the Big Cities of this world Home and lost abroad Who wake up only seeking…
