đź’« If stars could talk, they’d whisper your name,For even in darkness, you shine just the same. Failure roars, but success hums low,You hear the echoes, but not the glow.You trace your scars, count every bruise,Forgetting the beauty you never lose. Oh, if only your eyes could borrow mine,You’d see a soul that’s fierce, divine.ToContinue reading “Celebrate Yourself”
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The World Is Broken, But You Are Not
Dear Lover, don`t stop loving!!!!The world is broken, but you are not,Though shadows linger, though hope feels fraught.The sky may shatter, the earth may shake,Yet love still rises for love’s own sake.Genuine lover, don’t stop loving still,Even when love bends to the weight of will.Even when kindness goes unseen,Or dreams dissolve like mist between.Heartbreak carvesContinue reading “The World Is Broken, But You Are Not”
HIV, the unfinished fight and 2030 endgame
Nigeria has the third-highest number of people living with HIV in the world, with an estimated 1.9 million people currently diagnosed with the infection. Additionally, approximately 51,000 deaths are recorded annually due to AIDS, according to 2023–2024 data from the Nigeria AIDS Burden.In an effort to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, Nigeria has implementedContinue reading “HIV, the unfinished fight and 2030 endgame”
A man
Man!A man!!!He is not just a body differentired with genitals nor beards.He is an epitome of responsibility.Like Tommy Shelby from peaky blinders,he never opens up coz he is rarely understood.Like Ragnar from Vikings,he create a path and name for his family.Like Arthur Pendragon from Merlin,he goes out to fight all impending danger.Like Jon Snow fromContinue reading “A man”
FOOLS or VICTIMS
Am I a fool or a victim of my circumstances”?These were the last words of Ayomide as he gasp for breathe with a bullet in his chest.He had a flash of his life journey and tears streamed down his eyes.Lone child, seed of a single mother.Lost his father even before he could walkHis father diedContinue reading “FOOLS or VICTIMS”
Lone again
I loved being alone,but for the first time,I craved someone’s company “In solitude, I found my peace, Until the day I met your releaseMy heart, once content in quiet nights, Now yearns for your loving light My phone, once silent, now rings trueWith messages from me, to thoughts of you, I’m glued to the screen,Continue reading “Lone again”
O ye weak and foolish
O ye weak one,how art thou chosen folly and waste your life watering your oppressorWhy do you sharpen the whip your slave master tutor you with In the dark, a poor man tries,Works hard to please, no disguise.For a rich man’s wishes, he does bend,Every task done, no end. With tired hands and heavy heart,HeContinue reading “O ye weak and foolish”
THE CIGAR and the TEARS
You see the cigar but not the tearsYou see the flaw but not the fall You see the effect and not the cause You hastily see the blemish but overlooked the distressWhy are you hastily putting a verdict on another man`s actIgnoring pain that whispers from the past. I embrace imperfections, making them lastMy pastContinue reading “THE CIGAR and the TEARS”
The slave and a crown
Life gave me thorn but i aim for the throne!!Dreams or Illusion?Fantasies or a feasible reality?Are my dream valid ?Can a slave ever hold a crown?Can a puppet ever host a banquet?Can the joker become a ceremonial head?This are my thoughts, insecurities and fear!The society said to dream but within your confines and limit!But IContinue reading “The slave and a crown”
*The hunter’s tale.*
I sat dwindled in uncertainty of setting out with my plans thinking:If your move yeild the desired results, you are hailed as a genius tactican but if it fails, you are deemed a bold fool.I had this fear till the old man came and said to me” “`let the young man go to hunt theContinue reading “*The hunter’s tale.*”