I am who I am; who you are not is who you are. You hide behinds clothes, jobs and vanities; your pretense has blinded you. You see me and frown; shake your head in righteous indignity. You hurry past me, without wanting even our shadows to touch. You do not stop to wonder about the stories … Continue reading Finding Sanity →

Have you seen misery? Have you ever had a rendezvous with pain? If sorrow stood in front of you, would you recognise the deep dark hollow of its face? I have known grief, I can introduce you to her. She is the heavy redness on the face of a mother burying her child. She feels … Continue reading IMPACT →

There was so much noise in the outer court. The palace was never quiet but this commotion was unusual. Curiosity demanded that I left my throne-room to see for myself. Cold sweats ran down my spine as I hastened towards the noise with my guards in tow. My eyes were shielded from the burning sun … Continue reading AILOLA →

There was noise everywhere. The concert was holding in a football field five streets away but the wind was able to carry the noise all the way across to where we were; a couple decibels more than a whisper.  It was either that or I was mistaking the noise for the excitement that buzzed in … Continue reading KADARA STREET →

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; for me it goes hand in hand, skin on skin, as I exact my vengeance. Nothing gets past me that I do not repay in equal measure. I am karma but quicker; your retribution before you’ve had the chance to gloat.  Omnituent but invisible, the … Continue reading MERCILESS →

I gave it to her, you know; her wings. I bared all of me and knitted it into wings for her to fly with. Her name was Ugomma; the angel with a dream for a form and nought for a heart. And after she stole mine and ruined me, she flew away. I want to … Continue reading ICARUS →

My best friend, Hannah, is perfect.  Her eyes are the most striking thing about her though, she is only 13 but her big brown eyes carry a certain depth, like the tell-tale badge of an old soul. She smiles from her eyes, her eyes blaze crimson when she is angry, it pales when she is … Continue reading PINK RANGER →

Njideka is my name. I hate it. It is better to hold, is what it means. It was not a secret that my parents were expecting a son when I was born. My name was a constant reminder that they had to settle for me. They didn’t have any choice either; it wasn’t like they … Continue reading WATERLOO →

BLOSSOM Nonso was waiting for her; the love of her life. At least so she thought. She hurried downstairs from her hostel and flung herself into his arms. A cab was already waiting for them at the gate of her hostel to take them to wherever the romantic destination was that Nonso had planned. He … Continue reading BLOSSOM →

“My name is Edidiong and I am HIV Positive”. She was nervous, they could tell. Surely, she was expecting everyone to hurl stones at her or probably start running. They could also tell this was her first time of saying it out loud and she was still far from getting comfortable in her own skin. … Continue reading UNSPOKEN →