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The heat duel   To have the tenacity of summerOne must be as rugged as the sun.And as willy as the masquerade tree blowing hot...
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I was fourteen.  … And then everything stopped, and something snapped. As the air stood still and the song of the cricket seized, his labored...

You’ve envisioned me as a simple being, a single entity with a chaotic mind full of traumatic experiences of life, who emerges uncontrollably further into...
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Lying back-to-backConsecutive nights averseIf only we'd stuck to our truthLaying it off chest on chestLike a stack of drawersFilled with treasureI could do my best...
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Photo Credit: Jonathan Borba  Bolanle walked to the veranda of the last floor of Block K in her hostel. It was the only floor that...
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God kissed me And I froze. In my filth and rage he held my hand.  With a garment soaked in blood he cleaned me. And...
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Come closer if you want to know about cervical cancer in the simplest terms. The goal of this article is to simplify the medical terminology...
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Vision… What keeps a man awake at night?  Probably insomnia. Hopefully not.  Rather a fire that stirs from the inside – Vision. Vision… Seeing the...
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When Tolu asked how this Christmas was going to be I narrated every other Christmas I had spent with my family in Aunty Gina’s New...
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Jeluosy, a feeling I felt only on Christmas due to the fact that most of my friends always received what I wished for. Usually they...
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It is not easy, to let go Habits that relieve my stress more For me the guilt hurts more than bore With each repeat, myself...
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Tremors arrest my entire muscles,Fears handcuff all my thoughtsMind numbingChill spurringWhispering that you might land beneath the water The beauty of the blue seaAttract like...
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There was no love lost between mother and daughter.It had been that way since dad eloped with the maid.The runaway father of one… once a...
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The end of an era Tobi-Makinde Melody I’ve always heard,That time waits for no one.I admit, I never truly understood it.I just knew the words...
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RAGEIn the deepest part of my heart,Emotions put aside,All thought put on holdWith folded arms and steady eyes Neither fear nor surpriseLook upon them as...
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Writing Prompt: Write your own myth to describe what happens to people when they die.   MR NIGER D That was the mnemonic we were...
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After retiring from the army, old soldier became an accomplished businessman, politician and community head. Who’s debauched ways was an open secret in the neighborhood...
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This is an appreciation poem,My way of saying thank you.Thank you for being here,For walking through the dark days that stole your light.Thank you for...
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I did not hear the bullet eject, the Colt 1911 semi auto pistol.Only felt myself being lifted up and off my feet.Then i hit the...
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“Eii God“ That’s me and 15 others in this classroom.” Eii God” is just the Nigerian version of “Brrrr“, as in the written expression of...
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“Arike, ayè mi tèmibámi!” Those were Papa’s last words to me, knowing fully well I couldn’t understand the language he spoke. Growing up as a...
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He shot her thrice at close range.Right in their living room.Then picked up his mobile phone and dialed 911.The voice at the other side sounded...