Years later…

…I search for a telephone number that I am sure has long been deactivated, and I write to a stranger. Who was once a friend. […]

After a minute

… I realise the car is no longer moving and he is waiting for me to get off my phone so we can go in. […]

You deserve to be loved

…and I didn’t love you the way you wanted me to didn’t love you right didn’t love you as much as you needed me to […]

Your face lights up

…into a grin as I walk into the room. You have an infectious smile. I have been so afraid to see you today, that I […]

war torn

The Nigerian in me is still sceptical of ‘free speech’. Is aware of consequences. Has been beaten up at gun point by the Nigerian police. […]

There is no way…

…to die of cancer 32 months And there is no way to die of cancer when your mother asks you to wait until she dies […]

I sometimes wonder

…what people mean when they say I have a beautiful name. I’ve heard it, said it, spelt it, read it and mispronounced it so many […]

You, my friend,

…laughing the loudest while hurting the deepest Teaching me to laugh at myself, through hurt and hurdles It’ll pass. Or not. And I learned fast. […]

You are far away

…so I miss you across continents, I miss you hear your voice on phone in another city, I miss you hear your voice in the […]

I hear in your voice

…the emotions and memories of each of your last 29 years. And though your voice broke a long time ago, I still hear you before. […]