Unpaired by Kayode Olla
“Look, The Zed, many of us didn’t marry the woman we truly loved. We marry the woman that was around when we were ready to marry. So, forget this thing …” —Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie (Farafina, Lagos; p472) Ah, I wish I could still the quiet tear-filmed gaze that locked her soft eyes and mine for a long moment, when the dice of time tossed back our paths at last. My dream girl she was. I saw in his handsome searching eyes voiceless expressions of my innermost feelings, when I gazed into his dark, shiny eyes, and half-consciously muttered the name I fondly called him. MINE. I felt through her dark lustrous hair again, like I used to, to be sure it is her. I admit I missed her; and it hurts really bad. And I had called her before I knew, too: PEERLESS. My heart warmed and raced a…
BLANK PAPER BY NDIFREKE GEORGE
This is just amazing
BLEAK FUTURE #IDEYVEX BY HUMPHREY ADUN
It’s true the future is plane but we need a pen Even the sand beneath our feet is used to build fences Yesterday was ruined, today is impregnated with hope, aborted The compass is broken, shattered glasses, we cant speak of tomorrow A den ti n gbadura (weve been praying), the roof is made of steel, the answers are our echoes The land soak up the sprinkles of the rain, the ground stay dry The sky stay high, youths hustling hard, building ladders, the future stay higher So we feed on our dreams, and sow the crumps on the soils of religion We suppose dey the frontline, calling the shots in a tactical agenda for glory The story is stale, different chapters same theme, we only await gory tales On a forced match to the Eldorado is only a remnant 7000 littered on the edges of old paged papers Deafened…
An Ode To Papa – Veralyn Chinenye
It hurts when your loved one is gone
I HAVE SEEN THE DEVIL
I have seen the devil ̶ the said most dreaded beast The long black tail Scarlet-coated complexion And twin scary horns Pierced into ABOUT NDIFREKE Ndifreke George is an emerging Nigerian graduate and writer. Few of his works have appeared on; The Kalahari Review, Tuck Magazine, Poems and Poetry, The Poet community, Praxis Magazine, Social justice poetry, Bravearts Africa and The Antartica Journal. Presently, he works as a Volunteer Literary Contributor for Bravearts Africa, and a scriptwriter for HumourTV (an online comic platform). He is very inspirational and graced with a good sense of humour.
I REMEMBER BY NDIFREKE GEORGE
I remember Childhood and its episodes The freedom to skip like a young skinny calf Going unclad miles away from home Except for juvenile delinquencies I remember A heart free from grudge and greed Those true and sincere smiles Lofty dreams and great aspiration Built for tomorrow ̶ now a stubborn Today I remember Public holidays were wowing good news A break amidst boring school days To lick mum’s cooking oil from nails to elbow Play all day and forget to pray I remember Bedwetting was a serious crime Dad frowned at it with a few strokes Christmas meant red colour stew Splattered on a plateful of white grains I remember Hide and seek, with all the fun The relief that dad would hustle the cash And mum would convert them to yummy meals A call to dinning ̶ our parents were caring I also remember Growing up spoilt the…
Post Mortem A Real Life Experience by Sayyid Elabor
“More rooms are getting empty. The family dynamics I used to know has been disturbed. I’ve buried my elder brother and I’ve buried my father. The house doesn’t feel like home anymore.”
Have you ever lost someone? A friend, Sayyid is sharing this really personal and true life experience of how he lost his Dad & brother with you.
Losing one is never easy.
THE STREETS OF LAGOS BY NDIFREKE GEORGE
Blankpaperz loves these lines so much
“People and things;
events and memories;
dreams and passion;
fiction and reality
roam the rowdy, dusty tracks
…. of Lagos”
Dear Future Husband by Ndifreke George
Ndifreke George is an emerging Nigerian graduate and writer. Few of his works have appeared on; The Kalahari Review, Tuck Magazine, Poems and Poetry, The Poet community, Praxis Magazine, Social justice poetry, Bravearts Africa and The Antartica Journal.
Presently, he works as a Volunteer Literary Contributor for Bravearts Africa, and a scriptwriter for HumourTV (an online comic platform). He is very inspirational and graced with a good sense of humour.
An Ode To Papa – Veralyn Chinenye
It hurts when your loved one is gone
An Ode To Papa – Veralyn Ugian
It hurts when your loved one is gone
Becoming a writer; is it inherited or taught?
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JosephineMonger #Books4Schools Campaign
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