Tag: POETRY
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Book review | funny men cannot be trusted
On this post, I’ll be reviewing the book funny men cannot be trusted, an anthology by poet Tolu Akinyemi. back story I took some time off Instagram. I stopped posting in general to just sit back and get inspired (like what next to blog on, draw, paint..) For that short while, I decided to read…
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Wisdom teeth
And so what if I come out with pain! You remember, I only grow out at a certain period. You should be grateful you lived that long. .. Does not my pain make you shut up, Does it not stop your jaw from opening too wide? Or are the wise meant to speak too much?…
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Gorilla chase
‘Spirits’ I heard someone say. I had always heard of forest spirits. Ones that hunted hunters and fled farmers away But, those were folktales, not considered real A mere work of superstitious minds or a creation by parents who didn’t want their kids wandering. At this moment, however, no one’s eyes were playing tricks. The…
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Letter
A letter to nostalgia of old. (Fiction) It’s been sometime now, How are you doing? Over here has been good With the season change. .. How is your eczema has it gone down? I’d hope you don’t scratch it too hard. Have you tried my remedy, It actually works. .. Jummai’s co wife won’t give…
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Peering canvas
If you see me staring, at utter blankness; You see, I’m staring at the scene over there Do you see that apartment, the balconies? That artificial light all over the orange walls, How they brighten up the indigo sky You see how the lights from that building and that one too, make a dome shape…
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