Love Archives

Broken Hearts To Mended Hearts. 💗

Most times we hurt ourselves and blame it on others, sometimes we don’t. Either intentionally or not we allow ourselves to love people when we’re...

God's Writer in Impressions
Oct 12 - 1 min read

We Love You

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...

Michael Ordia in Poetry
Sep 21 - 1 min read

WE LIVED

I grew up in love with my mother, her sweetness is simply beyond this world but my father, who’s quite frankly, nothing to write home...

Lawrence Abiaobo in Short Stories
Jul 17 - 1 min read

Faded Love

Outside, the clouds rumbled. The air was cold and had a delicious earthy smell. “Tonight will be such a great night,” I said in a...

Enun Mpama in Short Stories
Jul 1 - 4 min read

Daddy’s Princess

Sergent Jamal walked into the detention room with disappointment in his eyes. It was a hot afternoon and he had been involved with an unnecessary...

Michael Ordia in Short Stories
Jun 14 - 6 min read

Beyond Repair

If you look for me, you would find me in odd places staring into space. Maybe I’m thinking, maybe I’m just lost. Do you know...

Laura Ananaba in Short Stories
Jun 6 - 4 min read

Wisdom In A Year (May Edition)

Hello, June! It’s been an amazing May and I am so excited about what June will be all about. So far, it’s been awesome. In...

Michael Onaolapo in Article
Jun 3 - 2 min read

A Mother’s love

I hurried through the cluster of trees, feeling the wind against my face and ears, and hoping I was not too late. Well, technically speaking,...

Nnamani Rita in Love, Sex & Relationships
Jun 1 - 1 min read

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The crinkle at the corner

I miss the crinkle at the corner of your eyes. I want to hug you so tight that you say “don’t hug me to death”...

Adejumobi Agunloye in Poetry
May 29 - 1 min read

Breadcrumber

Once was I free Before I met theeYou came bearing promises of loveYet plotted a desire-dilemma I couldn’t solve You made a mess of...

Aremu John in AfricaRising
May 18 - 1 min read

nwunye m ji ututu oma (My daring wife good morning)

“Oh dear sweetheart,” Chika said while holding a tray of tea. “how was your night.” He walked towards the bedside cupboard to drop the tray.“Hmm.”...

Nathanael Haert in AfricaRising
May 15 - 3 min read

Love on Camp

“Should I call back? It seems you are busy”, she said, obviously frustrated with the guy’s inattentiveness. You didn’t mean to eavesdrop but when you...

Khadijah Kolapo in AfricaRising
May 14 - 1 min read

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I move

I miss the calls and the warm compliments that make me smile and sometimes grin out loud. I miss the warm hugs, the forehead kisses...

Oluwapelumi Egunjobi in Article
May 12 - 1 min read

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WHEN THE MOON IS FULL, I WILL SING YOU A SONG

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Ismail Daud in Poetry
May 10 - 1 min read

Life Support

where does it hurt? Is it here? Is it there? Was it in these moments you will leave?...

Oluwatobi Opemipo in Poetry
Mar 26 - 1 min read

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Love at first sight?

He walked into the room and suddenly….blood rushes towards my head. My eyes widen at their own command, the air conditioner is nothing compared to...

Favour Bernard in Love, Sex & Relationships
Feb 21 - 2 min read

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hurt.

Now Playing- Johnny Cash ‘Hurt’ TW- Suicide I did it again. I crossed to the tuck shop opposite Mama Bimbo, brought out my rumpled hundred...

oluwayemisi Fakeye in Catharsis
Feb 1 - 2 min read

Like Flowers in the Wind…

More than anything else, I want to live. I want my life’s fragrance to be heady and sweet. I want to be remembered with smiles,...

Sandra Arukwe in Impressions
Nov 4 - 1 min read

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Mandla

Dear Diary, The day is bright, is bright and fair Oh, happy day, the day of rest, The day is bright; it’s bright and fair...

Karolos in Short Stories
Oct 26 - 2 min read

How to win a poet’s heart

This is it,how to make a poetwither on your hands like leaves in Autumn; You need caches of beauty,gallons of creativity and a bottle...

Rasheed Ibraheem Akande in Poetry
Oct 15 - 1 min read

Believe me.

Often less than everWe get to see each other;Many times we fightBut I’m not the basis of our plight....

Esther Gabriel-Louis in Poetry
Aug 26 - 1 min read

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The Girl Full of Smiles

With a smile, she strolled in and with a bit of a bowed head, she said hello. The first incident above will always be golden...

Drey Yung in Short Stories
Jul 26 - 1 min read

9 THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN BEFORE MARRIAGE

Which of these do you agree with? 1. Your marriage may not last forever. 2. A divorce is an option. 3. You can do anything...

Thompson Abimbola Abigail in Love, Sex & Relationships
Jun 28 - 6 min read

Beneath The Sunshine

ONE The pink streaks were too small. Two of them ran parallel to each other at the far end of the test tube. Her foot...

Sophia Adepoju in Tell! Books
Jun 6 - 19 min read

When The One You Love Is Suffering

When the one you love is out of reach, you can’t sleep. You are constantly turning in bed wondering when day will come so you can...

Jess Mwangi in Article
May 7 - 1 min read

From The Moment

Photo credits: Thought catalog on Unsplash I have been taking a creative writing unit this semester and we were given an assignment to write a...

Jess Mwangi in Poetry
Apr 28 - 1 min read

Sometimes The End Happens Before It Ever Begins

You already know how this will end. But I assure you, the story, however brief, will be worth it. We watched as the sun slowly...

kume akpubi in Love, Sex & Relationships
Apr 6 - 1 min read

MY HEART PONDERS.

A garden of thorns There it is A rose beams brightly Even still in it When torn and hurt There by it Or shielded and...

Tolulope Quadri in Poetry
Mar 25 - 1 min read

A LETTER TO MY LOVE.

In the world of gale and hail With you, my heart beams with rays. Splashes of colors every here and there Even a lion, now...

Tolulope Quadri in Poetry
Mar 25 - 1 min read

I F E

I met Ifeanyi in 2016 at the Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan. It was one of those days when I went to the library...

Modupe Ojo in Short Stories
Mar 13 - 3 min read

When LOVE Goes South

What becomes of you When LOVE Goes South?When the one person you are fond of leaves you behindIn pursuit of a life where the...

Henry Okeke in Poetry
Feb 20 - 1 min read

What It Means To Be Someone’s Valentine

Valentine’s day is coming. It’s the season of love, to love and be loved. A long time ago, then lived a certain catholic priest who...

Anonymous in Lifestyle
Feb 4 - 6 min read

DON’T SEARCH FOR LOVE YOU WILL NEVER FIND IT- Here is what to do

“We are all guilty of trying to get someone to love, want, and approve of us. In the name of love. This is what many...

Havillah Ogutu in Love, Sex & Relationships
Jan 27 - 7 min read

How to get in a relationship

Being in a relationship can be a wonderful experience. You get good morning and good night texts, you have a steady gist partner, and sometimes...

Ayomitide Aina in Love, Sex & Relationships
Jan 17 - 3 min read

How to Make Long-Distance Relationships Work

A while ago, I saw this tweet that went, “long-distance relationships can work if four of you are comfortable.” While it made me laugh, it...

Ayomitide Aina in Love, Sex & Relationships
Jan 10 - 2 min read

Trapped in Love

She was the light That illuminated my soul And made me see All that was hidden In the deepest corners of my head. O!...

Maliq Adebowale in Poetry
Jan 9 - 1 min read

My Succubus

She’s got the most perfect eyes, Tells the best lies. She’s always at it, Puzzling my mind like a jigsaw. She’s the codeine, Slows...

Maliq Adebowale in Poetry
Jan 9 - 1 min read

The Lady in Red

No one knew her name, no one caredAll they knew was that her favorite colour was red. The lady in red as she was...

Michael Ordia in Poetry
Dec 20 - 1 min read

SĘGILOLA

Oníkálukú jèjé ewúré Ewúré, ewúré Oníkálukú jèjé àgùtàn, Agùtàn bòlòjò Olúrónbí jèjé omo re Omo re...

Amudipe Opeyemi in Short Stories
Dec 19 - 9 min read

A Sister Is For Fighting And Loving— In No Particular Order

“she loves me, she loves me not…”~ every sisterhood ever. When we were younger, the supremacy struggle was real. She was taller, I was...

Olatorera Dickson-Amusa in Impressions
Dec 4 - 1 min read

Wedding Vows

It’s time for the bride to walk into the church. I’m beaming with joy. I walk the aisle with my father as the hymns remind...

Michael Ordia in Short Stories
Dec 1 - 7 min read

Roller Coaster Emotions

Woke up one morning,Unmasked and free; wading feet in the air.Basking in the last moments of breaths,The world as we knew it now ‘topsy turvy’...

Fematta Muniafu in Tell! African Internship
Nov 29 - 2 min read

Corona Halloween

On December 12 2019, a new corona virus (SARS- cov2) emerged in Wuhan, China, sparking a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans (covid-19)....

Kosisochukwu Okolie in Tell! African Internship
Nov 29 - 2 min read

COVID-19: REALTIONSHIPS’ RED FLAG PANDEMIC

You realise how much you don’t know about someone when you pay close attention to them. With the pandemic that ushered 2020 and the need...

Ife Aroboto in Tell! African Internship
Nov 27 - 2 min read

7 TIPS TO MAINTAIN GOOD MENTAL HEALTH DURING COVID-19

The start of Covid-19 came swifter than you could say hey! Shopping, travel, school, working, or sports all essential of our lifestyle, all came to...

Oge Isolokwu in Tell! African Internship
Nov 26 - 2 min read

EVOL

Heaven never heard me call, guess that’s the reason I feel like hell,In my feelings I fell,In my silence I yelled,In my hands I held,Answers…...

Ibrahim Hamzetullah Hamza in Poetry
Nov 18 - 1 min read

Mystery of love

Love is abstract yet it can be shown and felt. Love is as hard as rock yet soft like a wool. Love is gleeful at...

Adedolapo Owoade in Poetry
Oct 5 - 1 min read

I Do Not Need Math

I do not need Math,nor do I needits further friend,to log this rhythmin your pulsing heart, for your figure eight expressionis a source of...

Uthman Yusuff in Article
Sep 22 - 1 min read

Agony Aunt.

Rich and respected. Successfully secure. Independent and very influential. Gifted in looks and aesthetic endowments. This acquaintance who’s substantial abundance. Was procured at the expense...