Brazen with Vanessa

Vanessa on Grey Matters

In the early hours of the day, when the hesitant moon refuses to make way for the sun, we are one

62

62 is a man past his prime, riddled with arthritis and back pain

Strangers on a Sidewalk

I am nothing but a speck of dirt on the sidewalk

HER DIARY

April 30th, 2008.

I didn’t want to pen it down until it happened and it did. GEORGE MARRIED ME!

That day in the classroom happened ten years ago. They still fought, flirted with other people, and tried to best each other. The difference was their meetings were more intense, and in secret they blew up together.

We’re Telling Lies

AT THE BEACH

He saw her building a sandcastle with his friend Temi, and frowned. He quickly looked away and focused on the game of Frisbee before his other friends would notice. What did he care? She was just a girl.

Woman On Fire

Females, from the day we are born till when we die, there’s never rest for us from society and the people we call family.

Letter to W

There’s me and then there’s you. When the music comes on and the light goes dim, my senses are heightened and I can find you in the crowd….

Omobolade (A child that comes with wealth)

The man who leaves in the early hours of the morning, dressed in suit and tie…goes to someplace close to the market and changes to his agbero (tout) attire, hairstyle complete as well. He goes to a place no one recognises him and does his hustle for the day.