JOURNEY: A poem

The first voice note is live on the blog!! *Insert Confetti* Journey is a poem which I wrote this month. It tells the story of childhood lovers and how they walk down a metaphorical path, reliving the memories of their romantic bliss. It also captures the very essence of their relationship and climaxes with how...

Robbed.

The armed robbers burst into our parlour through the front door; tall masked men in black clothing, brandishing knives and guns as they wriggled into the house, the same way that maggot in the boil on my left arm burst through my skin when my grandma applied palm oil to it, it’s white head twisting...

2016 | 18 lessons I learned by 18.

I turned 18 a little over two months ago, on the 19th of October, 2016. Since my tender days, I had always wanted to turn 18; my mum used to say I wouldn't wear makeup till I was 18, and the curious cat in me could not wait that long to start experimenting with makeup....

Ndi Oyibo, ndi americanah.

You sit in your glossy, little, self-righteous world, murmuring endlessly about the poor customer service on the Island, The poor mannerisms of healthcare staff at UPTH And the yellow Venn diagrams, formed by sweat Underneath both arms of your new driver’s shirt.   You raise your hands to check the time On your svaroski embellished...

For the memories you made in FGC Port Harcourt.

You left Rosysteps Secondary School with just one thought in mind, “I’d definitely end up getting killed in FGC Port Harcourt”.   The Friday your dad bought the shiny FGC admission forms for you, you cried endlessly and tried to persuade him to let you remain in the same school. In a bid to show...