MY MOTHERS’ MADNESS
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...