I am Surulere
Born and Bred
with akara, pap
and Agege Bread
She lives and moves
She is home to me
From Eric Moore Towers
To Mercy Eneli
I am Surulere
I am Suburbia and Serenity
I am Lazy Saturdays
Eating Oats on the balcony
I am Government School Yellow,
Private school Blue and
After Church on Sundays
Cruising down Adelabu
I am Surulere
I am busy like Masha
Busy like Eko Club
She and I are in love
Making merry memories
With people you meet
And growing in grace
Right on Johnson Street
I am Surulere
Born and Bred
Through break ins, break outs
And times I fled
Through flooded roads
And traipsing in the mud
I am Surulere
She’s in my blood
Tolu Fowowe is a 20-year-old writer and poet born and bred in Lagos, Nigeria. Writing from a young age, his inclination towards storytelling and rhythm has gone on to define the gross majority of his work and his approach to it. Tolu has been published in many literary magazines and won multiple poetry competitions and his hope is to be the shot in the arm that African Contemporary Literature desperately needs today.
