Impacting Positively

It shall end, very very soon But daily death eats us with a spoon. With sugar laced and buttered utterances And heartbroken feigned appearances, They say SOON, but how soon? Burnt, like fishes by a bad cook And reduced to stories for books. Conveniently, we have gone to war Our stories, to the world now a bore They say SOON, but how soon? If we must win this fight We must hold on tight Realise your neighbour is friend If we must defeat these fiends. We must fight with peace! Then soon, very soon.

So hard is it to write a piece on women these days and not be tagged a feminist. However, I am of the opinion that most injustices against the feminine gender come about as a result of woman's inhumanity to woman. Women, I think, are the architects of their fellow woman's destruction. Dear reader, come along and reason with me, and if at the end you disagree, please write back.       To begin with, take my society for example. Nigeria, a country teeming with enough opportunities and  partners to go round for everybody. Yet, you will find that most women are always interested in a man who is not available. Women have no problem engaging in an affair with a married man but do not hesitate to rain curses on the woman who tries same with her father. Some women will do almost anything to ruin a fellow sisters home just to take her place and these very women are bold enough to raise their voices and say that men are what's wrong with the world.       That ...

Welcome to Nigeria, the country where you're viewed as unsuccessful simply because you are a lady who has attained a certain age and still remain unmarried. This article is in no way intended to spite the uniquely beautiful country of Nigeria but simply to express my unhappiness.  Marriage is wonderful, yes it is awesome, marriage is great, yes it is everything wonderful. However, it can end up being a continuous circle of tears and frustration if you end up with the wrong person. So sad it is that the Nigerian society places marriage at the apex of every woman's achievement to the detriment of other vital areas of life such as character and career. When I speak of career I refer not to high profile jobs but any form of employment through which a woman is able to sustain herself or family.  I have also noticed that most families do all they can to ensure their female child gets married but they bother not on what happens when the cameras go off. They bother not on the qualit...

Oh my Chand Delicately beautified Strongly fortified Lounging in my hand. Chandelier I lost When its glasses thy cold army broke My tears in them I choked Nothing to boast. If I live or die Forever earth shall bleed For beauty was killed And so she waved bye.

I am  civilized  because  I  learn  Not  because  I go  to a  school, Because  wisdom from  grays I earn Not 'cause I speak bomb words like a fool. I  am  civilized  because  I  dress  well Not  because   I  wear  expensive  clothes, Because  my  speech  is  seasoned  well Not 'cause my words fancy wearing sugar coats. I am civilized not because I have travelled far Because I love my culture like mama love pikin.

Hello readers, I am sorry for the break in transmission but hey! I am back. Today  I will be focusing  on what friendships can do to a person either positively or negatively. Okay, as usual, this will be short.   Who is a friend? The bible book of proverbs says (not that I am  trying to get all religious though) that a friend is someone sticking closer than a brother. A  friend is any  person who keeps company and shares  some moments of your life with  you(my definition).   Undeniably, friends form an important part of your life whether you agree or not. They influence your life for good or bad ,directly or indirectly. Just like an absorbent material, people pick up habits from their surroundings before they are even aware of it! This is why picking a friend should  be done with caution.  To  illustrate,  when you are friends with people who do good, you are motivated to do likewise but when friends do bad things, if ...

One week gone since the last post and I have missed sharing my thoughts with the world. Today, I share with you one of my poems written sometime not too long ago. The basic message here is finding satisfaction in all circumstances, favourable or not. Suggestions, compliments and criticism welcomed. Enjoy!       WHY GRUMBLE YE? Friend, why grumble ye? Over saltless stew and meatless soup Over torn shoes and raggedy clothes When many be who hungry for days and cope Cold and beaten by the rain without coats Tell me, why grumble ye? Over overly strict parents around Over old ugly poor sized shoes When in streets starving orphans abound And war victims without feets to wear shoes Neighbour, why grumble ye? Over troubling rays of the sun Over noise of new borns and rainstorm A blind exist who'd give anything to see the sun And a deaf anything to hear the cry of his newborn Why grumble ye? When...