People are doors. Pathways are humans.Some, a large and imposing hinged barrierPadlocks to a dream, Keys to a mighty fallNow I walk through a passage, hoping for the bestOpenings to self and […]
We are Doors
With LOVE
Dearest Readers, I am so delighted that you made the leap into a new year. To those who enjoyed a pleasant 2020, experienced an overwhelmingly incredible year, congratulations! Whereas, if it was […]
2020- A Farewell Entry
In the spirit of an approaching year, a new decade to be precise, I wrote down my plans; new year resolution, and for the first time I created a vision board of […]
Time Changes
We were supposed to live in serenityBut I wondered who started this.Now leaving in peace becomes the enemy of our being.Smile slowly wipes off our facesAs tears of joy express sorrows, GriefAs […]
COMPLICATED- 17
1995 “Julia, I’m in trouble”Julia was used to her cousin being overly dramatic, Teni was due to return to the United Kingdom in a week, she had come to Nigeria barely a […]
On Christmas Day
Flashes of lights everywhereGift shops filled with celebratorsBalloons loosely flies to the skyMy favourite sky is above, clear blueThe clouds, look, angles watching downMany are holding hands observing tooMy face is smiling […]
INDOORS
YeahThe world is noisySo noisy you could get lost searching for silenceSo I let the walls that room me be the only voices I hearWhen I talk, they talk back, we understand […]
My Future
Life is a roller coaster, but its unpredictableI don’t know how things will be, but let me predict what I’m ableSorry, there was a break in transmission, let me plug back the […]
Complicated- 16
What was what about?” asked Julia.“Come on, don’t act like you don’t know” Teniola countered.“But I don’t” Julia insisted, she had forgotten how persistent Teni could be and she was frantically trying […]
