The One Who God has shown Mercy

I had an internal debate on how this post should go Vulnerable or Heartfelt? I will let you decide the category. It’s almost midnight on the 1st anniversary of the birth of my daughter And for me, it marks the end of many things; A tumultuous year yet my best year An exhausting year yet…

The Perfect Size

My baby, As I hold you to my breast, I remember the first time I held you You were tiny with long legs, pink with dark hair I was so happy to finally hold you in my arms Now you sleep and stretch your arms so wide it seems like you want the entire bed…

Home

I have always considered myself a nomad Moving from one country to another No proper good-byes and cold hellos Then moving cities Only to move again This time with old friends and new ones too So why does this one hurt so much? It’s not my beloved shoes or the clothes I have acquired over…

Forget Me Not

They are fighting again. Not like they didn’t fight all the time I had grown up watching them fight Years ago, it used to scare me But I learnt from friends that all parents fight So I felt I was in good company Little did I know that this fight would change everything I had…

Unrequited Love

There was a new girl in school Everyone talked about her She had guys lining up and girls jealous, But she only had eyes for one, Lanre. She smirked, This new girl couldn’t have Lanre Lanre was hers He called her “The Queen of his heart” She found her and taunted her, “I hear you…

Your Little Girl

It’s been two years since they took her away Even if the world isn’t counting, you are Even if the world forgets, you don’t They say it’s better for you to lose your child to death than for your child to go missing The nightmares have reduced, though you still see her in the face…

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Lagos Has Changed Me

Lagos has changed me. I never used to sleep without clothes on. Not even on the hottest nights. I had (yes, had) this theory of in case of incasity, always have something on. Then I moved to Lagos, and I had to disprove my own theory because after a cold shower, the sweat comes back…

For Our Fathers : Chasing His Dream

                                  By @blessedmouth   I knew a man once, a father of 4 kids. I still know him, because I talk to him often. He was a man that  amazed me in many ways. Yet in one spectacular way, because of his background, he was a wonder. He was a man who loved books, cherished…

For Our Fathers : Decoy

Hi people! It’s Rolayo here. There will be no post till evening today. 😦 I’m sorry. But don’t worry, I won’t leave you guys hanging. Why don’t you head over to The Naked Convos? They are presently hosting a series I wrote and you can catch today’s episode here. I am sure you won’t be…