Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. Long down the street of time, At my formative stage of mind, There I perceived the gruesome side of life, In fear I cringed at every sight. For the action of my shadow I fear, As it follows every step I took, I cringed,Continue reading “THE POWER OF FEAR”
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FAVORITE FOOD
What are your favorite types of foods? By the bank of Nile stood I, Beckoning at friends from other clan to come, As I walk you through the dining tables of my kinsmen, To bite the sumptuous meal by the mouth of Niger, Cowpea that some renamed as beans is my belly’s friend, My kinsmenContinue reading “FAVORITE FOOD”
WALK
How often do you walk or run? Only the lame and the impotent are exempted from walking in my world, Not that our environment is impermissive for their steps on our street, But their condition constraints them to a spot unlike others, Walking daily over long distance is a means of survival, We walk toContinue reading “WALK”
ON THIS DAY
I have seen the new moon, He will be my companion for the next 365, I call all and sundry to the dinning table of love, As I pump the wine of peace across boundless borders, Come-on to celebrate with me, Distance is never a barrier to cheers in love, Today is another new beginning,Continue reading “ON THIS DAY”
LEADERSHIP
Do you see yourself as a leader? A position coveted by two-thirds of the global populace, So attractive in some quarters that men kill men to attain it, Uncountable compromises of sedition, blackmail are put forward, To pull down any possible opponent to the throne of leadership, Sane minds that possess the attributes to leadContinue reading “LEADERSHIP”
I WILL SEE A NEW MOON BY 9/15
Back in history I saw the moon, One contact I thought for a life time, But no I was wrong, It might be for my unconscious heart. Little was I when I bid the placenta goodbye, It is a new world altogether I perceived, Crying at the top of my tiny innocent voice, Then IContinue reading “I WILL SEE A NEW MOON BY 9/15”
LOVE
What’s your favorite word? It breaks the hardest and smoothens the roughest, It brightens the darkest and fortifies the simplest, It rides on the horses of emotion and alights at the terminal of empathy, It is the foundation of our world and the keeper of our homes. It occupies the soft spot of hardest man,Continue reading “LOVE”
THIS COOL EVENING
What are you doing this evening? Reflecting on the current situation in Marrakech, Putting words of consolation together for my mourning brothers and sisters, Following the latest news in the global space, Rejoicing with the joyous and mourning with the bereaved, Reading articles of men and women of like passion, Working for a better tomorrow,Continue reading “THIS COOL EVENING”
WHEN YOUR CHARACTER DINES WITH THE DEVIL
What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you? Hatred for humanity becomes normal and life means nothing to you, Expression of an uncontrolled anger becomes your slaughtering sword, Sycophancy becomes your identical twin, Domestic violence becomes your daily companion, Religious fanaticism parmiate your thoughts, Unforgiveness is displayed on your gallery, Nepotism, tribalismContinue reading “WHEN YOUR CHARACTER DINES WITH THE DEVIL”
9/11 IN RETROSPECT
Twenty and two years lies in the back garden, Where the whole world assembled in that castle, A day that forced the world to her knees, As the world trade fare crumbled, And many sent to their early grave. The wickedness of the heartless was in the sky, As the thunderous blast tore down worldContinue reading “9/11 IN RETROSPECT”
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