Poem
THIS BOY
he was made crude he germinated earthily Among the thorns of the jungle Far away from the roses and the hibiscuses. A thought emerged winner of his poll he turned to a senior plant in Read more…
JustThinking
OPEROSITY OF TRUST
Trust is only copacetic After it has seared the heart. When betrayal is prognosticated, Trust is impossible like a leper picking up a needle. Trust is the pillar of Love. Fail the exam of Read more…
Poem
THE MARRIAGE COUNSELLOR
You can keep him by keeping his mouth from sliding after mama Nkechi’s Ogbono, Keep your lips around his tool to save him the stress of running after sharpeners; Make your treasured part his trash Read more…
Poem
OF THOSE THINGS BOYS DO BEHIND CLOSED DOOR
I could remember yesterday, When we hid in dark places to whistle to girls. We have a percular sound of whistle they understood… Those ones coming from boys with the same fragrances as they do Read more…
Poem
ONE PEOPLES. TWO MASTER
‘The weak man is good’ ‘No! The robber is better’ My questioning gave a disturbing question You chose the weak because he bows twice and three times? You chose the robber so he could bless Read more…
Poem
Holy Clouds I by YUSUF SAMBO
What adonise! Suspended above me frozen crystals the parallel of an ocean of birds in gale, in opposite spaces, O holy dews in greyish unending vanity, thy liquid droplets occupy my name, I mourn my Read more…
Poem
TO THE NIGHT BREEZE
Saviour you are Comfort flavour you are Soothing vapour discharged From your freezing abooode Come live with me forever Your leave could revive the fever Your counterpart left when the sun’s smile was harsh Read more…
Short Stories
HIS SEVEN DAYS ADVENTURE ByADEWUMI AYOMIKUN PRIMACY
MONDAY Your phone beeps. As your sister, Nneka stretches her hand to pick it, you give her a “if-i-kick-you” look, which makes her withdraw her hand quickly. You have warned everyone in the family Read more…
Pen Users Weekly Challenge
BLACK IS THE COLOUR by Lynda
Black is the colour Strength is the glamour Our Pain is the symbol Our Breath gives us vision Slavery has dined with us Nationalism has refined us Illiteracy was an enemy Education now our academy Read more…
Pen Users Weekly Challenge
WANDERER by Diamond
I am w e r e r a n d a Who never ceases to wonder At the whooping Read more…