Take two drawers, And the top shelf too, Some things are worth fighting over, But my space belongs to you. Put your shoes where you please, Neatly beside mine or out of place, The prints that matter are on my heart, And (the ones your lips leave) on my face. This air I breathe I […]
Fifteen matter-of-fact responses to everyday duress: 1. Like you, I wake up too early and go to bed too late. 2. I forget things. I’m human. 3. Sometimes, my bank account is empty. But because clean, wrinkle-free clothes are the perfect diversion, you may never know. 4. I haven’t eaten either, but I’m not acting […]
If you forget that I’m a miracle, how will I excite? And if you become ordinary in my eyes, how will you delight? By nature, a relationship demands (some kind of) exposure to be. It requires a baring of souls and lives for the ones involved to learn about each other, grow into each other […]
Notes to self and lessons from the past 12 months, in no particular order. 1. No one can love you like your mother. No one. I can’t say this enough. 2. ‘Almost perfect for you’ is not perfect for you. 3. Love is underrated. Love is underrated. Love is underrated. 4. I need my space. […]
Survival. As seen on the Lekki-Epe Expressway. © Ore Fakorede Ten tips to live by from a self-proclaimed authority on moving around Lagos by bus. Trust me, I’ve been doing it for years. 1. If you’re concerned (who wouldn’t be?) about picking up fuel fumes and the smells of strangers, wear a jacket or a […]
As we stroll holding hands,Swinging down the streetI realise my hand is lonesomeYour hand is missing There is no WE It is just IHow it seems so strange this breeze that touches my palmsCause your hand was always there to produce the unwanted sweat…
I find that it’s this infuriating feeling that takes it all
What do I mean by all?
Your being…your thoughts…your emotions…ALL
It’s this disease that eats into your thoughts and makes you do things …..
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