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.…
Tag: life
Memories, Unfulfilled.
I see kids. They have brown skin and coarse black hair and barely formed teeth. Their gums are the biggest part of their mouth. They’re…
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…
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…
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…