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No one has to die because the shape of their red blood cell differs from another. No one should be labelled a ‘sickler’ because of a combination of alphabets. No one should say ‘I do’ with fear in their hearts. No one should count down to the day of their death,when they should be livingContinue reading “KNOW THY ALPHABETS.”

If life were like the movies It will begin with my favorite song And end with a chord from Nina Simone We will all find love We’d all be heroes and overcome storms. If life were like what we saw on TV We could predict the ending We could actually have alternative endings. We willContinue reading “IF LIFE…”

I’ve never believed in fortune cookies Never believed star gazing held the answers Never believed in lucky numbers Or people with dreams calling it prophesy. I’ve never believed that love is evil But I know humans are up to the task. I know the devil is a reckless lion But I know us to beContinue reading “Untitled”

It is an axiom that human beings are the most intelligent species,but I doubt if we the most caring.Benjamin kept his eyes wide open and his neck was now sour from looking at traffic lights, faces covered in tattoos and the vast plantation of iron rods and concrete encased in glass.The streets were littered withContinue reading “GOOD SAMARITAN IN DEVIL’S CITY.”

In late 2010 ,Mohamed Bouazizi a street vendor in Tunisia ended his life by setting himself ablaze, this singular act would spark a series of anti-government protests from the streets of Tunisia to the deserts of Egypt and beyond. What started in Africa would spread like wildfire to the Middle East. Dictators ran away likeContinue reading “WHEN SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN;The Nigerian story!”

I feel guilty wishing you a good night,when I was not a part of your day. So ,will it be to much,if I visited you tonight in your dreams? And finally get to see the demons that are chasing you? But I am scared,cos I think I’ll see my face there. They say some menContinue reading “LOVE MEMIORS I”

Something about a relationship based on trust,not just lust. Something about having goals not just weekend plans Something deeper than chats and borrowed words. Something about a woman scolding her man to do right. Something about growth,not just anniversaries. Something about memories not just filtered pictures in a gallery. Somethings run deeper than a prettyContinue reading “Far greater things”

The journey of life has a lot of twists and turns. For some,it is a marathon.For others, it is a sprint and some of us have to cross hurdles. It is the same road we tread upon but our paths are different. We are on a journey.Sometimes we move in herds and sometimes we rideContinue reading “Safe Journey!”

It was the German director, Fassbinder that once said “ love is colder than death and the cinema is warmer than life”. For the many fans of Tyler perry, “Acrimony” was anything but warm. We have come to expect nothing but laughter every time we watch a Tyler Perry movie. If it is not Madea’sContinue reading “ACRIMONY;AND THE LESSONS WE NEVER LEARNT.”

It was a bumpy ride from the dark hills of pankshin to the Sandy plains of Quan Pan. The contours on my grandma’s face was smoother than the pot-hole ridden road.At this point it was hard to decide whether it was the road that had holes in it or the potholes that had patches ofContinue reading “Sé shik”