So much strength So much promise Now it’s all yesterday. Look into his eyes & see the fire Tune into his heart & feel the softness Challenge his physique & [...]
King kObOkO
THREE-DIMENSIONAL
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Poetry
Jun 022011
THE NIGERIAN OPAL Our Lords were White But our fathers were bright. Our land is green But our children are lean. Those rivers are full But these throats are fooled. [...]
Jun 012011
NB My goal is to craft a science fiction of Africa, for Africans, by an African. This is my first attempt. Enjoy *winks* “We are the ancient world,” started Emeka. [...]
18 EPIGRAMS
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Poetry
May 172011
A Senryu is a Japanese form of poetry. It has only three lines and seventeen syllables (5-7-5 respectively). It does not rhyme and is about human imperfection (unlike the more [...]
Apr 252011
NB This is a HALF-fiction The year is 2016. And Hajia Yeye Lolo is the winner of the Endless Emotions Challenge. It was a ¥4500-prize, 900-word NaijaStories contest judged by [...]
THE NEO-JUJU
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The Vote Chronicles
Mar 262011
“Ya Allah na ba ka zuciya naaa… Ya Allah na ba ka rayuwa naaa…” Jeremiah Gyang’s sweet song sailed from her father’s small radio into her soul. Zainab sat, as [...]
PLEASE DADDY, PLEEEASE...
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Flash
Mar 252011
N.B: This is a HALF-fiction!! “On issues of life today, we will be talking about a very unusual but real life experience of a mother & her 13year old daughter. [...]
She twirled and twirled round the pole, Inside the notorious Honey Club, In nothing but her birthday suit. Her body was an alluring meal Pulling all sorts into the den. [...]
I VERSUS EYES
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Narrative Non-Fiction
Jan 162011
There is an “I” you feel in your spirit. That “I” is great, rich, popular, beautiful and more successful than you are now. That “I” inspires you to forego many [...]
OUR "DISEMBA"
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Poetry
Dec 302010
An African twelfth month!
Salons overflow with women;
Wigs, weavons & make-up are sold out.
Broke boyfriends cook up quarrels
To avoid footing Cupid’s Christmas bills.
An African twelfth month!
Salons overflow with women;
Wigs, weavons & make-up are sold out.
Broke boyfriends cook up quarrels
To avoid footing Cupid’s Christmas bills.
