Mind Games

We sometimes spend time hiting our heads on a wall just to prove a point. Why? Why do you feel you have to prove your worth to a particular person or set of people? Do you feel your worth will be less if you do not become someone you feel they would respect? Every time …

Beating Odds

You do not need a whip, bamboo stick, or even your fist to beat this one. You need something stronger than that. I am not asking you to be little David with the sling marching up to Goliath the giant who was fully clad in his war armour. Neither am I saying you should be …

A Special Pot

What does poetry mean to you? Poetry to me is not 'like' a story, because it 'is' a story. What makes a good story? I think its a good plot with a message. Poetry for me is mama's pot. Throw in the metaphor, metonymy, allusion, alteration, parallelism, paradox and whatever you have right there with …

Uyai Ekong (Beautiful War)

It's a girl! the doctor saidMy eyes glowed with unshed tears while many celebrated.Your innocence was painful to look at so I closed my eyes and wept. You grew and glowed, men followed. On your flawless face,confusion showed. Why? , you asked, so society explained. This is your life There is only one path for …

What Is In Your Hand?

Have you ever heard the saying, "use what you have to get what you want?". I heard this a lot growing up but people made it seem like it can only refer to something negative. It either suggested using your body to earn money, or using your position to oppress people into giving you what …

Reflector

Mirror, mirror on the wallWho's the fairest of them all?A little piece of man's creationWho art thou to judge us all? It is superficial to stareBut I must not be scruffy and unawareMy neck should not be bareExquisite must be the condition of my hair Mirror, mirror on the wallLooking smug and standing tallYou cause …

The Thankless Robot (PART 2)

Why did i decide to use 'thankless' instead of 'ungrateful' (which would have flowed better right?). Well I thought about it alot but I decided that ungrateful is too strong for the pure intentions(I never wanted to hurt anybody) I carried around. I was grateful to humans (I still am) whether they believe it or …

The Thankless Robot (Part 1)

Yes indeed, persistence and determination is commendable but wisdom is still the principal thing. When you have a goal, obstacles immediately form before you. Even as you break down wall after wall, more walls will spring up. First, be absolutely sure that it is the right wall, then do all you can to break it …

The Duty of Care

I really like Lord Atkin's definition of neighbour in the renowned case of Donoghue vs Stevenson. Stay with me until the end😘, don't allow the case scare you away. I'm driving somewhere😉. On 26th May, 1932, Lord Atkin passed a judgement that became one of the most significant cases of the common law world, Donoghue …

Je Te Pardonne (I Forgive You)

A wise man once told me something a few years back. I was between the age of eleven to thirteen years old. Before I tell you what he said, please make sure you are not eating, about to eat or just finished eating. If you are, just leave this and read later when you are …

My First Blogger Nomination!!!

Do not scream, I already did that for us. So just smile and do a weird happy dance😂. I have only been here for a short while so you must understand how shocked I was when I discovered that Reni Alugo's blog nominated me for the Vincent Ehindero blogger award! Reni got nominated by Ria's …

The Fantastic Four

Four men that I have been thinking about a lot lately; one stanza for one man. Four in all for four of them.Can you guess who they are? Leave a reply below if you can name any of the four. I'll reveal where you can find the answers on the next post so stay tuned😘. …

The Petitioners

Pride is not welcomed in this court, only humble submissions, do you dare stand before this just judge? Well, these people dared.... °•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• °•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•° ° When she found out she was pregnant she did not know what to feel, tears filled her eyes as she told her loving husband the wonderful news, their joy knew …

Dark Sunday

Is this my story to tell? I do not know. What I do know is that I witnessed a part of the story, heard some too and I just have to put it down so it is not lost in time and altered by memory. It all began with a pen and a notebook on …

Whispered Woes

"Patience is key to unravelling certain mysteries" Thank you for opening this page! I am really glad you did and i will appreciate it if you stay with me until the end. Do not get bored!💖 There is a lot of uncertainty in the air right now. Many things do not make sense and even …

For Him

It never began the way he planned. Things go South when he thinks they'll go North. Things go right when he is so sure it will go left. He was born to soar, tossed back and forth by the wind, his struggle against the tide is futile. He fights with all his might but it's …

Alteration

I have no preamble for this, I just hope it speaks to you somehow. I hope her story gets you and I thinking. Here goes 🙂 The search for love. Longing for acceptance; from families, friends, societies. Why do they not understand me? Why do they not understand that 'me' comes with all my flaws? …

Words

In the beginning was the word... So let this beginning of mine be about words. Words are fire, they either cook or burn. It all depends on you. They are mere letters put together that become spirits when spoken. Words don't choose who to torment, the tormented chooses the words. Words don't define you but …

My Beginning

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