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Mirror, mirror on the wall!
I love mirrors. I love the mirror's ability to reflect without bias. Loving a mirror is good, seeing a reflection is even better and loving the reflection from the mirror is the…
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Awéléwà (Part 6)
Once a gloomy dark night
Now we see a shining light
The faces of heaven should rejoice
That life has returned to the land.
The one who went and came
Paying with his life…
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PROTECT THEM; FOR THEY ARE YET YOUNG
The normalcy with which our children and young ones have been and are being exposed to things, objects and situations they should not be is no short of alarming.
Teenagers who…
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Plan 2020
At the start of the year 2019, I was excited. I was excited because I had set goals. I felt empowered. I was ready to dominate and conquer the world, 2019 indeed felt like "my…
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Awéléwà (Part 5)
"The fire that left no ash
Theel snake crawled
But never did the rock know
What a wasted life this is.
The farmer died and
Left his hoe.
The hunter died,
His gun became…
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The Anti-seducers we all hate
Most people possess repellent and ugly traits that they eventually succeed in hiding from the public. However, some people don’t quite succeed in that department (willingly or…
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Awéléwà 4
Oh bitter!
Black clouds know
the pain of holding water
Reddened eyes know
the pain of drained water.
Tonight,
When the silence speaks
And the feet are swift
Believe…
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FEMINISM BELLS THE CAT
I was born unfortunate. I was born female. As a young child, I had become acquiesced with my roles - my place was in the kitchen. I was expected to look pretty, I could be clever…
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Title: Awéléwà (Part 3)
Like a goat eats
Around the compound
Like a lizard eats
Beside the wall
Beside your window, I stuck
Tearing myself apart inside
As I watched you spend your night
Oh, what…
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I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THEM
We live in sensitive times, I mean since as old as time itself the world as we know it has been plagued with several issues: wars, diseases, political crises, school (I could not…
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