Returning.
Returning. to turn around, to go back to where you are from, to remember whom you have left behind, to see if what you…
Yeah, yeah… you got me.
‘Hey’ ‘Hi’ ‘Booty call huh?’ She sighed and scoffed then continued; ‘That’s it right?’ I got defensive ‘what do you mean? I’m just checking…
Backstrokes
Backstrokes like you’ve done something wrong,But it’s all love. Your body shudders in violence,And that’s funnyFor what I’ve got in your kittyIs the peace sign.…
A better one will come
When one’s heartbroken,Family and friends are quick to go consolingWith pats on the back and words like;A better one will come. Rarely told you were…
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,…
AN ODE TO FOOD
There’s many uses for food: to be savoured, to be eaten, to combat grief and loneliness, to drown out hateful comments. Food for the…
WEDDINGS ARE FOREVER
Nine months after they said “I do”, her husband left. It was a destination wedding, the wedding of the year, they had called it. People…
THE UNCERTAINTIES OF A CERTAIN SOMEBODY
Who fears death? Certainly not me. Death is certain for everyone. Death is the crux, the climax, the end. Death is certain for royalty, and…