Tortured

ScarredI’m sick from the many illsThat has poisoned this society that I was raised inWhere evil has become the new trendWorn proudly by my country menLike a new wave of fashionAs ugly as it is , yetWe labour VigorouslyTo find beauty in this ungodly things I pay witness to the many deathsAbducted, tortured , murdered…

👁️ Danced

I danced away from darkness, towards the promise of lightSlaying the evil at the centre of my heartI reached on viciously at the expense of my lifeI danced , Vigorously, stomping hard on the hot desert sand I danced even when I foughtI smiled and dare not shed a tearMy heart and my mind entrenched…

Angels & Demons

I am all the heavens that I aspire.All the hells that I fear.Non of these are outside of me.All the gods dwells within me.The good , the bad and the ugly.I am everything that I despise,And also inseparable with all that I love, All that I admire.I am you. And you are me,Vibrating at different…

Don’t Go Outside

Don’t go outside because it’s rainingClose your windows too , the cold has a special skillOf leaving all those space outsideTo filtering into every corner in your room,As if that is not enough they crawl through every hole on your body.Finding their way to your lungs Don’t go outside, I’ve seen what lightenings can doI’ve…

Full Moon

It’s full moon and there is a scent of blood in the air.I lust after these witches as they walk the dark unclad. This insatiable hunger for warm blood has overpowered meMy eyes to the sky as I howl beneath the moonlight mist Aah-oooooh , Aah-ooooooh ,Listen , that’s the sound of a pack on…

Flowery Gowns and Wedding Bells

Flowery gowns and wedding bellsMy soul cringes before these earthly hellsMy mind is rediculed with it’s thoughtsOnly my heart dares to dream on And I dream, of your face and gentle touchYou have littered my heart with true affectionBlessing me with that rare feeling, of rainbows and sunshineOf smiles, ribbons and butterflies, As I see…

BLACK ALCHEMY

Slowed by the weight of these chainsMy heart is detailed in a rough surfaceAnd tormented by that which my hands helped fashionMy children, they’ve come back to take part in this forbidden ritesWe are all in this together, we are all the reason why we are here My plight had become hereditaryBeneath the sand of…

LOST VERSES

  Death by dawn beside the hutLays the body mutilated by impureSubstance, that has gotten the spiritCorrupted, with canal desireYearning for pleasures , comforted by illusionsTrapped behind this box of vain aspirationsBirthed into this complex existenceWhere the dark is the lightLuring us away from our essenceTill in the cold hands of death liberation is attained…

Her name was Justice

When children weep at nights In their fear of the unknown That which for ages, had taken control It is you they pray to They made you a portrait with your eyes behind a blind fold In a dark world of chaos and evil they gave you a blunt sword Oh blind goddess , the…

Untold

The summer sea boil’s , Distorted in the air. Silent sounds of agony, Like a voice in the wilderness, Trapped in the middle of desert, Where the sea of sand, Drowns every step, And the blessing of oxygen, a dry devil knifing through lungs, In a war against angels. From afar, obscured by fate, A…

Unready

  Image source : The Trent Gory sights. Greet’s our morning sights On a daily. Untimely death unready. Sweep’s in herds, Over hairy and bald.

The Magic

Ever feel ecstatic about the reaching of a new day? The cock crows, the expectations, the faint yellow rays. Slaying the dark princes for the passage of Christ, Like a fire lighting the little candles of life. Watching all your aspirations come alive in a blink, Feeling so optimistic about all the things that couldn’t…

I Am

I am the ‘I am’ in ’I am not’ I am the destitution amidst abundance I am the love in a house of resentment Or may be the other way around I am not a name , neither do I have a face I am those many perceptions of yours I am the craving in…

Rare

I will never forget the day I met you Standing right in front of me on that fateful noon Was nothing but a breath of fresh air A beautiful sight to my eyes ,a rare feeling to my soul From all the shabby, shallow , everyday birds Chattering on forever , about one instagram post…

Test Of My Soul

I am not scared Not of darkness or death Not of Tsunamis or thunderstorms I have reconciled the difference Between my heart and my mind A warrior reborn , armed on both Physical and spiritual planes What a deadly weapon my mind had become I am tomorrow and tomorrow is me I am the sum…

A Cold Day In Hell X

Killbill , dressed in a black suit with a white shirt buttoned to the neck to go with it, ran a quick check on his wrist watch to see what time it was. He had waited for so long and like Ebere had assured him, his consignment from Russia had finally arrived and it was…

Mother’s Love

  Here is a ceremony, an unveiling of that sacred fire , that ignited the viciousness you saw in my eyes ,on that day you made promises Of sweet selfless love ,and held me close to your warm body. showing me the shades of heaven, and the fury of hell. My first holy communion, purified…

Dear Nigeria

  Dear Nigeria. You are but, A child Of vile men. Made out of Cruel desires. Poisoned , By pale devils. On the very eve Of your historic birth. In the darkness Of the night. It was that Very innocence In your eyes That enchanted us. Two little arms, That we hoped , Some day…

Frozen Heart

Tonight , I once again light this fire. To wait on you like the may weather. You left without a word. Along with the warmth your arms bestowed. My nights had grown longer. So long that I’m beginning to wonder. That may be in vain, My frozen heart sit’s and await’s. Still I search for…

A Cold Day In Hell IX

The soft humming sounds of moving cars on the street woke me from the short sleep I embarked on. I searched the drawer beside my bed for some pills to help me with the headache I woke up with. Falling asleep last night was more like finding a black sheep in the dark . It…

A Cold Day In Hell VIII

It was already late in the evening. That time of the day when day workers had already been relieved of their daily duties and were free to tend to their personal needs and replenish themselves before another dawn hatches upon them with the duties that comes with it. Rev. Fr Kingsely , known by those…

A Cold Day In Hell VII

The time was 7:00 pm. and the wings of darkness had successfully subdued the day’s fierce sun making way for the moon and the stars to have their place among the various habitats of the night sky. The famous Onitsha main market had ejected it’s entire occupants for the day into the various streets of…

A Cold Day In Hell VI

It was around 11am in the morning and the fierce afternoon sun was already making it’s appearance certain to everyone with the way it was heating up roof tops and making the air very hot and hurting. The Government reserved area of Onitsha was as quiet as usual. Chief Eze was sitting at the balcony…

AMADIOHA

Amadioha, is the Igbo deity of justice. Married to Ani the goddess of fertility. Avenger of the just and the weak. Deadly thunder and lightning personified. Indestructible arm of nature. Old angry voice of the creator. Hunter of the enemies of God. Adorned on the altars of many.

She Fighter

I slid in unseen, made my way to where the safe was , punched in the key combination and heard the lock click. Opened it and found the content still intact , Counted the cash inside just to be sure , Picked up the gun and weighed it around in my hand , loaded it…

A Cold Day In Hell V

There is a popular saying that if you can make it here , you can make it anywhere. Otu Onitsha , a name mostly used by the locals to refer to Onitsha, the commercial nerve of Anambra state and a city widely recognized as home for the biggest market in Africa. The famous Onitsha Main…

Like The Trees

The day I found you, My heart was joyful. Looking into your eyes, made my spirit align with the stars. Your smile shot me right into the galaxy. With your voice you brought me to ecstasy. The thoughts that you were mine. Made me yearn for nothing beneath the sky. You made me whole. My…

Love You

When you pray for peace Do not hesitate to buy a gun Unless you prepare to go down Like most peaceful men did When you love Make a place in your heart for you Remember what your chest houses is sacred Shield it from the darkness of the unknown

I wonder

Sometimes I wonder in my quiet times What tomorrow holds in its ever changing tides Life has taught me many hard lessons I’ve lived, I’ve learned I’ve bathed in its blessings But tomorrow This mystery woman Hold’s me at bay, Blindfolded When I dream of her I dream of beauty untouched But the rough ocean…

A cold day in hell iii

(POETRY: Tonight is indeed Thicker than usual Thunder deafening The Lightening blinding The painful screams of Tonight’s creatures Tempted me to ask Thee my little princess Tell me, if this be? The Cold Day In Hell. ) The lack of money l must say shaped the very basics of my life. As a child I…

A cold day in hell ii

  I left Chief Eze’s den and walked into the evening sun. Its warm air rushed through my nostril flooding into my lungs. I reached where I parked my car, My eyes darting around the compound absorbing every single thing visible into my consciousness. A habit formed through the years, necessary for my kind of…

Title:A cold day in Hell i

  “Will you do this one favor for me? He asked. His metallic voice ringing as clear as a church morning bell. With the heaviness of a tone that can knock dead a little baby. There was no emotion in his voice. There was a professional touch in it. Like he has asked thousands of…

My Herb My Love

It was a deep passionate kiss. May be the longest I ever had. We laid there in a cheap hotel room under the protection of the dark. The television set was broken , the toilet was dirty and the old cushion sitting right in front of an empty wardrobe was as dusty as something conveyed…

Death Around The Corner

  The ground was still wet with morning dew. Children deserted the most fulfilling part of their morning sleep to hide behind doors and hidden corners. The cold morning air was thrown into chaos by multiple fire of gun shots. Confraternal sagas has left this neighbourhood in shambles that for years now kids has continously…