Fiction & Poetry
Flash Fiction || Head Quarters
“Jerome don enter!”
“Run for your lives!”
Wigs were grabbed, underwear retrieved as each of the seven girls struggled to vanish from sight.
“Where’s Hanifa?” Light skinned Chinwe asked me when we…
Poetry || Eggs
I like eggs
Supple and soft
On the inside
Strong on the outside
Easy to crack
Like a heart
Easy to break
Shattered
In pieces
But out of it
Something beautiful comes
Scrambled
Poached
Beautiful
Coming…
Poetry || The Girl Child
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International Day of the Girl Child is a day declared by the United Nations in s…
Poetry || Reflections #4
How far away have you gone
Embarking on a journey of definite return
In December,
you were the best thing that happened to her
Before you rode off to Siberia
The cold emanating from your soul
Betray…
Poetry || Reflections #3
Young lady accept your flaws
If they won't accept you
Fall in love with the color of your skin
Your laughter and your grin
Your wisdom and hustle
Your stature and your muscle
Your mistakes and error…