89 Poems For Esama Of Benin At 89
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Category: Original
Society is Unkind to Older People
I do not want my parents to grow old. I want them to remain in their fifties, spry, bubbling with energy and stories and grit.…
Grief Is A Peculiar Thing
Grief has touched me, In the most peculiar of ways. Yet, it is nothing special, Mama says it is a fact of life. One must…
I Have A Thing
I have a thing, for the makossa, for heavy bass chords and throaty lyrics, for percussions that echo my heartbeat and the whine of my…
To Learn Lagos
Lagos teaches you lessons, whether you’re ready for them or not. It offers no sympathy for the slow to learn, allows the quick to learn…
A Lagos Bus Conductor.
“ko de ni da fun iya è, eran oko, abi o tin yawere?” This man wears a purple Ankara print, shirt, and trousers folded to…
Begi-Begi
They held the first meeting in the primary school. The first class was where it was held, the one designated as belonging to the children…
LIGHTNING IN YOUR EYES
First, you are born. Then you’re doing your thing, maybe fetching water from a clear stream, the fish swimming around your ankles; maybe…
UUHDEMÉ
Mama had a daughter, and she named her Udeme. Her classmates referred to her as UUHDEMÉ, because that was what her mother had written…
EASY IS HARD
Easy is hard. Ask the ancestors. Women don’t come cheap, food doesn’t come because you planted and war doesn’t seek permission. There’s always a provocation,…