How do I say; Lulu, till we meet again! I can’t even express what I feel deep inside of me. How do I tell myself this is real? How do I treasure life, knowing that I will die someday? By happenstance, I met Lulu on Crimsonbow platform. An initiative for sickle cell warriors to find…
Month: July 2020
Alarmist – Do you have a friend who is an alarmist?
Alarmist! Do you have a friend who is an alarmist? Meet Tina; She’s their Queen. Mrs Augustina Amos who I fondly call Tina is one woman I sincerely love. I dare myself to call her my friend. Oh, I forgot to mention, since she is my superior at work, are we even allowed to be…
My Legal Dress — Ede & Ravenscroft!
It was almost time for Call to Bar and the search for my legal dress was my palava. Olu, leave me, na! It has to be the best of the best. I wanted it so badly. Why? I don’t know! My brother Olu lamented that a lot of students would wear a cheaper version found in…
How was your Visiting Day?
Not this visiting day! Daddy, why did you come to visit me? Why this visiting day! Why did you come today! Mummy, why? Daddy, why? I screamed from my sleep. These are dead bodies. Somebody, please help my parents! Toyo, wake up! Wake up! What is it? We just slept not quite long. What is…
This is my Fight Song!
This is my fight song, just as Rachel Platten sang; Like a small boatOn the oceanSending big wavesInto motionLike how a single wordCan make a heart openI might only have one matchBut I can make an explosion On this occasion, God please, this is my fight song. I beg you, I need to make that…