Miraquill
I could swear that I was over her
Until her status update popped up in my phone
And five minutes later I was still gazing numbly at the video of her and him..
I could swear that I was over her
uche_mychael
Nigerian spokenword artiste and Writer
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uche_mychael
96w
Another day, Another hashtag
Another thread, Another trend on Twitter
Another saga
Justice for Tina, Uwa
Killings in Southern Kaduna
Hashtag Black lives matter
Before our sisters were considered moving target
And consent was bulletproof enough to lower your gun
Before trigger happy officers became judge, jury and executioner
And the dread on your head is not wig enough to get you your day in court
We give ourselves to these cause
But this curse seems to cost more than we bargained for
So we silently withdraw. Waiting for
Another day, Another hashtag
Another thread, Another trend on Twitter
Another Saga -
uche_mychael
115w
I will call your name
Not in whispers and certainly not in doubt
I won't stutter
I won't chew my words
I would make a mountain out of your molehill
I won't apologise to have birth a still born
Your placenta makes a fine ribbon
I wear it like a crown on my head
I won't sweep you under the carpet
You're the elephant in this room
And on you, I choose to point my spotlight
I will call your name
Not in whispers and certainly not in doubt
BIAFRA...
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Our knees are cementaries
We bury the memory of every slain brother
We put no flower over their graves
So when our knees kiss the clay
We remind the earth,
the only crime we ever committed
was to be born looking like it.
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uche_mychael
134w
Reality and Maturity are Siamese twins
Everytime you get one, the other tags along automatically...
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uche_mychael
134w
Don't grow old...
Evolve
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uche_mychael
134w
Your fears
are
INVALID
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uche_mychael
146w
It would take more than a thousand years
To teach my heart not to remember your name
To stop playing recordings of our calls
To feel strange when I dial your number
To forget what your voice sounds like
Never again would you say I love you
To let go of someone I was just learning to hold
It would take more than a thousand years
To realise that an angel once walked this Earth
And she chose to be my friend.
D.Y.J I LOVE YOU FOREVER
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uche_mychael
146w
I love masks,
I am obsessed with the idea of hiding behind something already figured out
You see
No middle ground, no grey area, just this and just that
Like how could you possibly smile and cry at the same time
Raising the bar to complex in an already complex world where rain and sun struggles for attention like wives in a polygamous home
I love masks
I am obsessed with the idea of feeding your mind with wrong info
Like gbogbonishe, one dose of me will heal even undetected illnesses in your body
Like I can make you happy and forget the world
only give me the switch to turn you on permanently
While I hide the idea that I am just one lazy guy
I love masks
I am obsessed with the idea of this is our enemy and this is our friend
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uche_mychael
149w
VOYAGER...
Let me explore the undiscovered layers in your heart
You can call me Dora
Sojourn to a place you didn't know exist
Where I am the protagonist featuring in your dreams
You can call me Columbus
I'd cross rivers to find you
Draw a map to help me navigate back Everytime you push me away
You can call me Mungo Park
This compass of a heart has led me to you
A thousand storms and even a shipwreck
will not stop this pirate from invading your heart
I'd sail on the wings of the wind
Go against the tide
TilI we become our very own anchors
And our voyage finally come to an end.
©uche_mychael
