‘Father Lord, bless me’ ‘Be specific, you have 20 seconds to ask the Lord for one thing’, the voice announces ‘Lord, give me a car’, you ask, whilst picturing yourself cruising with the family, swerving to the left and right, blasting some cool music on the highway…of course, a smile is on your face. This is […]
Category: KEEPING FAITH
Option 1 or 2
‘Nah I must be hearing evil voices, kadadadayamase. I bind and cast into the bottomless pit every demon on assignment to truncate my destiny. Oya be destroyed, roast by the anointing. Pack and go! Melt! Be shattered by the rock of ages’. A man is seen pacing back and forth a room devoid of sunlight […]
One
When I was way younger, I used to write stories like: “the old woman and the boy”. These stories were very predictable. E.g. “There were two boys, one good, one bad. The bad boy did not help the old woman carry her load whilst the good boy obviously helped the woman. The old woman blessed […]
The “how” of the matter
A friend knocks at your door on a very tiring day,he does not even wait for you to open up before pushing his way through with irritating chants of “I have the solution… i have the solution”. You’re just thinking solution to what? when he blurts out “I have the solution to Nigeria’s electricity problem!”. Lol. It […]
I’m Done! #Keepingfaith
You are standing in front of your room after a long day, you can’t wait to get in and feel the soft cushion of your bed against your back. That, for now is *bae and the only obstruction between you and *bae is this key that appears to be hooked inside the key hole, making […]
Because you’re with me #Poetry
I’ll be a subtle liar if i told you that i am fine and not scared, that the redness of my eye is due to stress and not tears. I’ll be an awful liar if i told you that i’ve been strong and i slammed the door in the face of the little doubt that […]
Mr Fine boy #Shortstories #Keepingfaith
“I am not a savior oh, just a guy who wants to help his gorgeous neighbor get home without being sunburnt” She laughs, “He is funny. This ride home better be enjoyable” Silence, as he shuffles between radio stations with one hand on the steering. He skips a couple of stations hastily creating a distorted […]
A lady and her checklist #Keepingfaith
I felt like sharing this today… Happy Valentine’s day!! Tall (check) Style (check) Properly carved black beard (check) Deep voice (check) Muscular (check) Jaw droopingly handsome (check) Drives a car (check)… I don’t need to add that he’s loaded Has a sense of humor (check) Then you suddenly hear something about God’s will on a […]
Please do not read this #Keepingfaith
It’s 1:32 am Tuesday morning and you are awake. I know that’s not my hiccup but I’m just wondering why you can’t sleep. Why you keep picking up your phone at intervals: Scrolling through your newsfeed, forcefully refreshing even when there’s nothing interesting left to see. Why you constantly inter switch between apps; Facebook, whatsapp, […]
11: 38 pm #Shortstories #Keepingfaith
9:00pm: To text or not to text was what this was all about and just like that two whole weeks passed by. She really wanted to talk to him, to know if he was fine, how he was pulling through the many storms of life. Not like it mattered what they would talk about, didn’t that […]
