I thought I would easily forget Alas, here I am wondering if the protest happened The polices in their cloaks Shooting Tear-gassing Burning cars Killing Maiming The soldiers in their cloaks Shooting “blanks” At harmless young Nigerians From Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Ogbomosho, Port-Harcourt To other parts of Nigeria Security is “beefed-up” Against the enemies of […]
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This is life Life, the eternal A space of memories A space of experiences Where you think all is forever Like, nothing changes This, though, some people think But for ‘some other some,’ life Ups and downs Highs or lows Good or bad Rich or poor In the end, you leave life And the end,
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How come we are who we are? How come our first knowledge as humans is dependent on our nuclear family: Our Father, mother, and siblings? ———————————————- My understanding of breaking the glass ceiling as a girl was limited by my home. —————————————- Today, I find myself at the center of advocacy, Where I need to
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I am calling it by its name I know this is weird Awkward Irk . . . It sucks to see those bloodstains And calling it “period” Is too polite It makes it lack the essence of its true meaning During menstruation I go through hell When I am back It feels
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Fear is the beginning of failure.Fear never makes one to achieve good things.Fear leads to depression and anxiety.Fear reduces one’s self-esteem and confidence Fear is called phobia.Fear is strong, It is an uncontrollable and unpleasant emotion.To overcome fear, one needs to be disciplined.One has to change one’s thinking;One has to think positively. Try to shift
Biology helped the doctors define who I was at birth: My genitalia like the vulva and vagina tells the doctor I am a girl. Now, as a grown-up woman, it is still by biology; ‘cos at this mature stage, I possess an added feature: Which is my breast. By these biological constructions, the society seeks
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Oh, yea! Happy decolonization day Nigeria! Everyone seems to be very joyous about the celebration, I have received several independence messages on my WhatsApp, Even Instagram, the Nigerian youths show of craze platform is not left out It is filled with pictures and videos of green people, The Niga-Green life, Is Nigeria really green? Are
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Now, I live in a world where there is no regard for human lives, Nigeria, my country points out that we don’t deserve to live, Are our leaders now supporters of evil? I know the Bible says, “shall sin continue that grace may abide?” These words of the Holy book has been my meditation in
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Cleaning the dishes is one of the routinal house chores I love. And then came a day that I left a bowl in the kitchen sink after I had finished washing the plates, on returning from my outing in the evening I discovered this bowl was filled with water, filled to the brim. I had
Bright morning I live, My space is the world. When the world is my space, I am determined to live beyond limits, Even in the rumble, crack, and abysmal, My space is the world. Thousands of people but they never own my space, I am a unique entity and I utilise my space. My space
