REGRET by Olisaemeka Gerald Njoku
I was a happily married lady. I had the husband every woman prayed for. Mike (my husband) was of average height, dark, rich and so caring. He worked with the...
BOY by Omotayo Awoyemi
Poor boy, Drowned in himself; In a lake of something familiar, he Drowned in hormones. A few strings to his thing, and Nightlong spell of Venus, He's fit to swim,...
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...
IN BED WITH LADY ‘X’
Light came on and Maxwell opened his eyes immediately. “NEPA! The idiots have woken up,” he thought. He was lying on his side, near the edge of his oddly large...
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...
NO MORE
Caked sperm flaked off Cynthia’s stomach when she woke up that Saturday morning. She was alone in the bedroom. The bastard was gone. As usual. She heaved a sigh as...
THE SECOND COMING II by Joshua Levites
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I SMELL YOU ON MY FINGERS by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
yesterday i smelt you on my fingers as i tried to straighten my mustache triggering memories of where they’ve been the damp crevices traveled, in pairs and the sounds they...
PORNOGRAPHY by Olawale Ibiyemi
We want to watch our mothers Clamber the hills of ecstasy And briskly touch ourselves in pursuit. The father without shame pummels His daughter with the rod Not meant for...
BLACKBOARDS by Ojembe Victor
I dreamt they drew on us Taking turn with chalks We stood rigid like blackboards Slaves with no selfhood Our skin too black For their albino eyes Their crystal blue...