Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Pinnedlove at first dancetrancelike I felt fear. A line of perspiration appeared over my brow, and my insides turned to ice. The people dancing seemed to slow to almost a stop, and I… I thought I would never feel fear. Nothing daunted me. At age 4, I could get up at night and…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Aug 7, 2022bad dreams come trueA recurring dream: one of a helpless man on a hospital bed, incapacitated and left to himself without a fragment of hope. Legs wrapped in cast and hung up in the air, and arms in a similar fashion. The constant, frustrating beep, boop, of the machine reading his vitals beside…5 min read5 min read
May 7, 2022AscensionThe decimation of reality begins in one fell swoop. The ground wavers violently and you try to hold on to something to stop you from falling. It’s all in your head. This ride is aaaalll in your head. That’s what you think. Till the ground disappears from beneath you and…Spirituality4 min readSpirituality4 min read
Apr 6, 2022PSA: I’m changing my content for good.For the past few months, I’ve struggled to develop the content I presume ‘true’ to my identity: fiction. It’s been suffocating. …Discovery1 min readDiscovery1 min read
Oct 24, 2021Roses and Beach Fires II: Revenge.Welcome to the end of my short story series you never knew was one. From Love at First Dance to Roses and Beach Fires I. to The Confession and finally Roses and Beach Fires II. I’ve enjoyed making them as much as you’ve read them. At the end of every…Short Story11 min readShort Story11 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Jul 19, 2021Departure’s melodyfor when I leave when i’m in love i’ll whisper in her ear ‘love is unreal. i am.’ run my hands down the small of her back tell her everything she should believe I am: a lover. a fighter. a king ‘love is a figment of imagination; as long I…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jul 5, 2021goodbye, a letter.Dear Jane, I remember you told me my skin felt like a new, soft carpet on yours while our lips merged violently, and this particular merging had the background drop of perfection: a drizzle, white doves, a wedding dress, and a priest. You wrote in your notes: lovers forever, with…Death2 min readDeath2 min read
Jul 3, 2021Do you think, originally?The path of least resistance to your mind is to concur with what the norm is, the supposed, popular truth. It’s easy to delegate the hard thinking to others, moving with what you suppose has been deeply researched, deeply understood before being passed down to you. …Thinking2 min readThinking2 min read
Published in The Oracle Africa·May 19, 2021And What Is Grace?when sin abounds? — The evening breeze was light and majestic, softly stroking Emeka’s chubby cheeks and hairless head. He shifted ever so slightly in his seat, looking for that angle — and never quite getting it — that would send him into dreamland. He hit a sweet spot, and ahhh, in a few…Sin4 min readSin4 min read
Feb 14, 2021God’s Finest Giftsa st.valentine’s special. her eyes, an angel’s. her legs, the pride of the eyes: long and demanding attention. the way she walked, like she was eternally stepping on glass shards: she hardly touched the floor. at least that’s what it seemed to me. if i am to admit i am a man stricken…Love1 min readLove1 min read
