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A LETTER TO MY COUNTRY MAN

You call them WAZOBIA! His tribal marks remind you of how Iya Bisi tore your skin with strokes The aroma sizzles through your nostrilsBrushing your

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FANTASY

May 12th, A freaky morning With sunken eyes, in the wee hours Awaken for the umpteenth time to pass water Grasps the mobile phone with

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FLAWS AND ALL

If there is one thing I cherish, it would be how your lip trembles when you call me Barbie. The way I watch each letter

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DIARY OF A TYPICAL BOY

The longest piece you might read today WHO YOU CALL BOY On days like this, I conclude a boy’s face is an emoji. A million

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I WAS HERE

On noons like this – scorching I’m a Venn diagram The subject matter trapped in your stubby fingers Stuck on the tip of your blunt

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CHRONOLOGY OF BEING HOME

A SCORE CARD 1.Home is fun. I always pretend.Here, work beckons.One of the reasons I never liked paying a visit. The cozy sitting room with

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WANTING TO TELL GOD

I’m starving!Why does it take too long for justice to be served?A slice of Esau’s porridgeChunk of mannaOr salt from Lot’s wife God is asleepSnoring!Not

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MY REPLICA AND ITS HALF

The year started on a blank page. I mumbled some resolutions under my breath peeling every habit I once had. Each crumb falling into my

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A CHUNK OF HER

She is a parcel of missing lettersWears a placard of misspelt prioritiesHere, they scramble to smash her records She is frailLike the shape of broken

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UP NEPA

I remember vividly the first wordsI ever uttered as a kidUp Nepa! The only words that broke the silenceIn my lonely streetDangling on dusty rooftopsOf

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WE WILL SING AGAIN

Sadly, I will not call this a poemThis is a mementoFrom the archives of 08/08/19For it is now history Death escorts us back from the

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DEAR MICHELLE

Like freckles, I am the spot on every surface Indelible. Dear Michelle You mean a lot to me

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