Author: clarajack
Wary of Love by Emmanuella Abasiekong
“I love you” spilled from the tips of your fingers And lit up my screen so easily Like mere words you speak frequently The weight of the words sat with me Kept me up at night thinking What could you possibly love about me? How well do you even know me? Why would you utter […]
There are not enough Poems about Love by Betini Udo
In the smallness of my grief, I hold all that we used to be. Broken vows and playlists I do not listen to anymore. In the smallness of my grief, I hold who I used to be with you And what I am now without. A shadow lurking in your corner, Hoping the light of […]
Ini Ere by Tari Diete
INI ERE Meaning “my name” in ijaw (nembe) language Of all the things they took from you, the name was the most delicate A name you were identified by in your fatherland How many times did they take what you had First your paradise, then your pride They did not call you Chigozie but they […]
The Adventurous Metropolis Part 2 by Barakah Alim
‘Kedu bu nke a!’ The driver roared, amidst hitting the air bag, and halting the car. I opened my eyes lids, and sat upright, to comprehend the situation. Before I could fathom the ongoing event, a man from a bus passed across ours, fumingly opened the car and ranted insults on the driver. He is […]
My fears by Erinayo (Mifewrites) Olagunju
My fears finally came true Maybe I should blame myself for not believing in you Or to blame my heart for falling too soon I am short of words Having no idea how to express my thoughts You were my own kind of inspiration Yet still the source of my confusion You heightened my happy […]
Ghost by Sayofunmi (Asteriqq) Soyewo
Falling for the lady by the coast Separated by the sea Across and out of reach On whose face a smile breaks out at the sight of another Whose heart dances to the song of someone not me Leaving my heart in despair’s grip As my heart breaks by the tip Falling for the lady […]
Two tankas by Sayofunmi (Asteriqq) Soyewo
Unloved or lost? Am I a nuisance? Or just a person not loved. Am I a failure? Or just rejected by all, Thrown away into darkness. To rot. Or, A piece on the board. Left to rot in the shadows. Where do I go? Take a walk out of darkness? Or fade away into naught.
Sweet Addiction by Sayofunmi (Asteriqq) Soyewo
Just a text for the road Until it became food for my soul Just friends till I’m bored Now I don’t want to know our end Just tonight for the company But a day without you feels like agony You’re more than a drug And the reason I push past the fog I’ve found in […]
Our love, Our music by Sayofunmi (Asteriqq) Soyewo
Our crescendos are building.Let’s meet in perfect harmony,Don’t let us drown in a clashOf discordant notes.Let’s make our own music,Let’s dance to the rhythm and notes of our love.Let our heartbeats synchronize into the perfect riddim,And our roots intertwined as one.Take my heart in your hand,Strum my strings,Let your words be my rhymes,And mine your […]
Guilty by Grace Abbah
My name is Effy and this is my story.My childhood was not normal. I remember moving across various states for one reason or the other. So making friends wasn’t really necessary because I know I might leave pretty soon. But everything changed when we moved to Lagos.During one of the Christmas holiday, I boarded a […]
