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You remind me of by Riian
You remind me of the colour, Orange. Like the sun On a good Eve. Of the colour, Brown. Like warm hugs and soft kisses Like coffee on a cold morn’ Of the colour, Blue. Calm, beautiful, and true. β’ You remind me of the colour, Orange. Faint, soft The hue your skin […]
The encounter by Austin Obi
It was the long holiday break and Buchi came back home from school because he didn’t have any allowance to stay in his lodge during the holidays. He was mostly helping at Mama’s shop and also doing his final year project. On a cold Friday morning after doing his choreshe decided to log into the […]
If you ask tolani by Joy Humphrey
Tolani was starving. At least, that was what it felt like being deprived of Tundeβs love. For as long as she could remember, he was all she knew. He was her friend, her lover, her husband- he was her everything. She was so intertwined and dependent on him that she knew nothing else, she refused […]
Do you see me? by Oluwatumininu
Do you see me? Do you think I am human, a child worthy of love? Do you not see that I want to go outside and play with children my age? Why then do you tell me to shut up and stay indoors? Do you not see that I can not be kept in a […]
Death by juju by Kandie Scribbles
This disease is hereditary, I remember the doctor telling us about it. He told my mom he wanted to speak to her children. We went over to my mum’s place against my father’s wish, he didn’t openly stop us but we could see it on his face. The slight frown around his lips, the croaking […]
My Little Bird by Nwadinma Chizalum
β¦οΈ πππ πππππππππ πππππ of belt buckle meeting flesh rang in her ears so loudly that she didn’t have time to fully register the pain, coming from her back, travelling down her arms and fingertips, up to her head and back to the tip of her toes. The buckle of the belt met her skin […]
Sponge by Adigun Peters
I grew up in a tenement house popularly known as “Face-me-I-face-you” in the far end of Ajegunle. Ajegunle is the abandoned Lagos. A place where a fight is like a football game where scores are counted for the number of people dead, and each side trying to make the scores even. It is a place […]
The Wallflower by AkinsΓ nyΓ Naomi
From shining bright to wallflower’s plight, I hide in shadows, shrinking from sight. I can take any form as long as I’m hidden, Losing myself in a world I’ve forbidden. Reminded of my past, I feel small and weak, Longing for the person I used to be. My body reminds me I’m no longer it’s […]
A Man Named Fear by Suulola
In the solemn quarters of a young mind A man named fear, brings gift unkind Wraps his hand around my heart The fear he brings, tears me apart The fear of failure, a constant host Chasing dreams behind the coast It whispers in my ear at night The fear of failure, dimes my light Climbed […]
The Little Bird by Nwadinma Chizalum
T.W(selfharm,violence) πππ πππππππππ πππππ of belt buckle meeting flesh rang in her ears so loudly that she didn’t have time to fully register the pain, coming from her back, travelling down her arms and fingertips, up to her head and back to the tip of her toes. The buckle of the belt met her skin […]
