…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. […]
Category: writing
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. […]