I wrote this after reading the April theme for Quarrtsiluni: Imprisonment. Please let me know what you think and if does feel like somebody who is in prison. Thanks. [...]
Away from you
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Poetry
Apr 172011
Feb 192011
“Dear Nkechi, It’s hard to believe it has almost been six months since I last saw you. Your mom gave me your address. How is London treating you? Congratulations on [...]
Liquid Blue- Part III
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Fiction, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Feb 142011
The next day and Friday, Nkechi was busy at the office and she paid little attention to what was going on around her. She had noticed that since she found [...]
Liquid Blue-Part II
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Fiction, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Feb 072011
Nkechi was clutching the blue stone all the way home. She was rubbing it like a toddler would rub his blanket and peace had overcome her. Lagos’ hustle and bustle [...]
Liquid Blue- Part I
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Fiction, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Jan 032011
Nkechi glanced at the mirror. Did she have what it takes? Her brown hair was pulled back neatly in a bun and her eyes were enhanced by a discreet make [...]
Step by Step
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Poetry
Sep 302010
Hours after hours Days after days I try to forget you I haven’t called I haven’t emailed I haven’t heard your voice in months But somehow you found your way [...]
I write when my heart bleeds When I am gone so far inside myself That I fear never to come back I write when words are too painful to say [...]
I loved you every minute of every day Since the day I met you All these years I still love you And now you’re gone Darkness has fallen upon me [...]
You chat with me on Facebook You think you have me all figured out I should have seen it coming The same questions, time after time How old are you? [...]
You stand in front of the mirror as if waiting for something to happen You look at your hair with seriousness and concern Appraising it as your hand is combing [...]
What I want
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Poetry
Jun 072010
In the train, looking through the window At the city on fire with the blooming Poincianas At the sky an angry purple In the train, sitting quietly and looking At [...]
The Thread
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Editor's Picks, Poetry
Jun 032010
The Thread You kept me on a thread Not too far so I wouldn’t drift away from you Not too close so you wouldn’t have to get involved Years after [...]
