The Outcome Of an Event “I’m pregnant, ” she said in an inaudible tone. “ Ehnn!! Preg what!!” the food she served suddenly became sour in my mouth. “ Who’s the father? I’m happy for you oh!” I said with a straight face. “You are the father, Marvin.” She was fighting the tears cycling in her eyes from dropping. “ Don’t patronize me. I know you saw your period last week and we only did it two weeks back. Hello!! It’s circled on my calendar, love. ” I was trying to justify…
Beautiful Stitches Of Pain Life has become a memory Dressed in smoke at dusk And by dawn, fallen petals of a wilted dream At times for the homeless hearts, I dragged in smoke to form a hut in my chest Other times, I find home in the curves of bottles, a chilled burning whisper of silence I’m a wanderer in my own house Searching for a home in a smile Through walls that binds me, A pair of feathers for my dreams I held the balls of the world in my hands And I heard the screams…
The Lashing Tongue Of Fate: Episode two *He fried roasted corn with words* *And held pain in the face of gain* *Sadly, sorrow is the beautiful picture* *Hung on the street of poverty* *He sits down with wounds covered* *in wants* *And the world sets ablaze the little dose* *Of passion he had .* *Dead or alive* *He mirrors the feathers of wealth on the back of his friends and frustration came knocking like a marauding beast.* *Then, he wonders. If love did be created*…
Slavery I was flogged by my ancestors last night to tell their story. Pay attention, for this is no fiction. This is your history (Africans). Wait! Keep a handkerchief beside you, you might need it. At their arrival, The sky romanced thunder and kissed lightening They came as though our souls needed saving, that was why we were at the mercy of their salvation and let our guards down They came holy, preaching the gospel of Christ so that we would believe, so we did When the…
Worlds Apart ****This poem is not written to console you but to slap you back to reason**** **Let us pray first** The road to success is not straight There is a curb called **Failure** A loop called **Confusion** Speed bumps called **Friends** Red lights called **Enemies** Caution lights called **Family** You will have flat tyre called **Jobs** But if you have a spare tyre called **Determination** ; An engine called **Perseverance**; insurance called **faith** and a driver…
A Pinch Of Change I wish I could turn my tongue into the pages of the Bible like @Scotty17 and preach the rudiments of love like @Olasquare. If only I knew how to best arrest the crypto market like @Pantera; I would build dreams on the wise words of a great woman, @Jane. Have you seen @Farmgirl? If only my words were a hoe, I would dig and plant hope like her. I wish I could motivate my girlfriend like @happyBoy. She would have been happy and stayed. Well, It has become a…
The Lashing Tongue Of Fate: Episode one. When papa sold the only piece of land he inherited from his father, So as to get me schooled It was unknown to him that he had Framed dreams on a wall forged with broken bottles. Wasn't it just yesterday? When he smiled like a God While he played **Ayo** at the market square, drunk with dreams of an educated child Papa's voice was a cold whisper, a strayed soft-breeze that put his friends in their places. “Shut up! **Okoro**, when men…
In The Prison Of My Dreams *Reality is a fragment of an illusion* *You plant words on trees* *Build legacies on dreams* *And wrap time around your waist like a golden belt* *Yet you sip failure* *You sip a cup of wishes* *Hoping that those stitches of success around your skirts or suits might shed light to the hopelessness* *Yet failure refuses to fade far away from your home* *You reach out to the world* *And see the flames of ambition growing wide* *You then dream like a…
@Fexonice1, I'm very happy seeing your sponsorship. As a new member within this space, it's a big win to me. @Maryjacy, it goes without saying I'm super excited. Your words of encouragement and sponsorship means a lot.
Tears Of The Sun On a cloudy day, when the sun had gone to rest. The rains battled aimlessly with lightning in the sky. A strike and the rains fell effortlessly from the mouth of the sky, transferring it's aggression upon those who walked the earth. I was wrapped around my thoughts like a bird in a nest. I prayed fervently as though it would be my last. “ Lord, please heal my mother, she is all I have got, please!,” tears began to stream down my cheeks like waters emitting…
Logic On Valuable Emotions (L.O.V.E) There is no currency as valuable as love. Unfortunately, this currency can’t be spent by just anyone or everyone. The saga that relationships breeds; make people shy away from the claws of love. Sadly, love is a fool, he opens doors that you thought were permanently shot. Relationship is a course that even the best of minds (experts) fail at. Your relationship counselor have had her fair share of this pancake. In as much as the ladies…
I'm a Seed Called read.cash *I’ve imprisoned words with my pen and laid waste to the filth of deception. I know best not to leave a seed hanging, because hunger is a hideous foe. When I stared at the sky, I saw the branches of my seed smiling artistically with an inscription, “Read. Cash.”* Hello, wonderful minds of this great platform. I’m a new member of this amazing site— **read**. **Cash** and this incredible community. I began with a poetic title and introduction to…
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