I’ll be yours forever, just give me one chance Sometimes I just can’t resist the way I suffer when I see you smile. It’s amazing how crazy I feel when my heart jumps I am looking for you everywhere When I see you I start…

2022 prompt/hour 7: “Don’t call me inspiring” People sometimes tell me I’m inspiring People sometimes tell me I’m strong People who stay that are kind People who say that do not understand They seem to think it’s a certain kind of culturally acceptable praise They…

A man gazes at his son Remembering The words his father said to him: ‘You’re a chip off the old block.’ His son looks up, sensing him there ‘Pa?’ Oh, it’s nothing, I was just thinking, I used to sit like that too. Thoughts turn…

Snapshot isn’t even a term anymore we don’t even take photographs everything is generic, staged ‘shot’ truth be told we don’t even use cameras But at the bottom of an ancient shoebox there is a snapshot of you, sitting on the front step of my…

Lagos traffic at close of business does a thing or two to you then it leaves you grumpy and tired Your body feels heavy but at the same time, you can’t feel a thing You stare at your reflection in the mirror as you strip…

Know the conclusion before the start this again and you will understand what it is you desire to be different this time will not wait for you to change this story to change yourself Hold tight to the path I will forge within yourself strength…

I walked on roads of asphalt towards the big great dam, the pool reflecting the clouds in the child’s eyes. Its water the colour of the sky, it reminded me of the lakes in Slovenia that filtered themselves through layers of rock. Remember how you…

Hour 7, Prompt 7 (10th non-selfie phone pic)   Bird Treats (a haiku) green’ry pink orchids flaxen millet plucked from sprays on lychees and kale