March 6, 2022

That Famous Call

Image: goop.comThat first day at schoolThat boring education That happy graduateThat anticipationThat big disappointment That long waitThat famous advert That gathered all hope in oneThat egg laidThat famous email That connected wellThat satisfactionThat famous…

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March 2, 2022

We Are a People of Alhamdulilah

 Saying Alhamdulilah doesn't always come lightly. Sometimes you are willingly coerced to be grateful. How? Even when you are in deep sorrow, worry, grief, you are not allowed to show ingratitude. For all…

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January 1, 2022

Poetry: This Street

I am a wanderer on this streetAnd as such we may never meetBut if we do, let’s first greetBefore we examine each other’s feetWe are strangers on this pathWith steady…

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December 16, 2021

Poetry: Riddled by Flowers

 Photo credit: Andrian McDonaldRiddled by flowersThirteen timesShe caught the flowersBut it didn't make herThe next brideMany the weddingsShe attendedDidn't bring her luckOnly flowers she caughtThe flowers gave herNo boyfriend as…

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December 15, 2021

Poetry: Race of the Unseen

 Race Of The Unseen It matters not the dark,But what sees the heart,So clear than the eyes' vision.The mind kowtows in confirmation.Alas, the results of the battlethe face portray.Of determination,Whether bitter…

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December 12, 2021

Poetry: In the Bleak

 In the bleak.She hopes to find her wayBack to her Lost bay.Unguaranteed of her sanity.I wallow in my thoughts.My head is spinning.My mind is burning.My eyes dripping.I'm tussled!I'm hassled!I'm bustled!I'm…

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December 12, 2021

Poetry: Tied Together/Cords

 Tied together/CordsBefore I blinked there you were.My enmeshed and frail heart sunk.Or did it skip a beat?I knew I was done for.I loved the me I saw in you.I couldn't…

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December 12, 2021

Poetry: Rough Road

 Rough RoadI  know not what lies ahead Though I heardIt has gotten toughMy feet wearedFrom earth hardenedThere seem a light at the end The further I push the more the shreds of the…

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December 10, 2021

Eulogy: Even Concrete Jungles Fall

It was a Friday evening when I received an e-flyer concerning the internment of EX SWO Samuel Tekpe Atteh on the following day. A gallant Soldier I have known through…

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November 28, 2021

Poetry: Allegation

 ALLEGATIONA painful cry Tears woven in the passing harmattan wind sprawled angrily at usLeft great valor by the roadside trees sway left to right in your honor  Lungs contract and relax to draw out a…

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