Unfamiliar, like a mother in-law’s kitchen You were a stranger from the day we met. We built bridges to cross between worlds That fared better, apart. We never could, make our way Through an emotional maze Lost in our daze We tried to make haste Professed love when the eyes thatRead More →
I think of her every day, pink toes, bright eyes, white little teeth and skin softer than pancake batter. Everyone who had caught a glimpse of what my sister looked like seemed to love her even before they met her. She was born in time; just when the bent backsRead More →
It was the first Saturday after our holy matrimony, and Marilyn and I were at home. We had both taking leave from work, a popular custom among newlyweds. Her head was covered neatly in a pink turban, which she laid against my lap, and she jerked whenever I screamed atRead More →
Few days after our first encounter I was summoned into her office. She had previously given me a copy of “Courtesy for Boys & Girls” with the instruction that I read and memorized it. I was ready for her. I don’t remember a single thing from that book today butRead More →
This week on The Random Thoughts features a story by Elizabeth Johnson who won our Writing Competition with a simplistic, vivid twist on sisterhood. Read her interview and then the story: 1.You have had a while to reflect on the win, what does it mean to you? The win justRead More →
It’s raining, basically marking the start to our hot long summers here, in Windhoek, Namibia. There is so much electrical activity in the sky, I’m sure that somewhere two people are hopelessly falling in love. The roof is singing, the wind is howling and I am healing. I’m sending youRead More →
Hey girl, Yes, you with skin like night. you never learnt to love, At what point will you stop worshipping day and start hanging your constellations? Hey girl, When will you start embodying your name? I have started calling you Judas, You have given me that untrue kiss so manyRead More →
I am not a rhymer. In this, I might stammer. Rhyme is a concatenation of success. In the hood, I have no access To the ingredients of better living. And I long for my Thanksgiving. They cannot feel it When they come to visit. They have shock absorber, My deficientRead More →
Today is the last day of our “You were molested” project of using poetry to tackle on the different perspectives of molestation in our society. It has been an emotional journey opening up ourselves up as a medium for vital communication to pass through, but it has been worth theRead More →
Ikechi Ochulo picked my blog as the place to keep his socially-acceptable thoughts, see what he wrote for yourselves: Who angered the heavens? Can’t you see? Sun’s eye is dim His broad smile is gone Who angered the heavens? Can’t you hear? The thunderous voice above you TheRead More →
The church is filled to capacity. The mid-day sun is shining remorselessly bright through the windows of the church. I notice my eyes are red with a quick glance at my reflection in the mirror. I shouldn’t be crying. Now is the time for happiness. I’m getting married. A buzzingRead More →
Matilda woke up to a disturbingly high-pitched hum coming from the television. She reached for the remote controller which was seated beside her. After reducing the volume of the television, she checked the time from the clock hanging lazily on the wall. “Past midnight,” she confirmed. It wasn’t the first timeRead More →
This week on The Random Thoughts features a story by Anthony Madukwe who won our Writing Competition with a simplistic, vivid story. Read his interview and the story: Stained Asphalt If you gripped my shoulders today, shook me hard and yelled at me to say just one thing to myRead More →
It’s hard to exit toxic relationships. For example the family unit, some people just learn to endure a certain kind of pain that they get used to it. Like every form of training, physical and verbal abuse, over time, becomes hard to decolonize. Achebe once said, “Being Nigerian is abysmallyRead More →