SWEET DISTRACTION | By: Membis Okorie C.

Having you with meFeels like conquering the whole worldAnd looking at your picturesShows me beauty I never knew existed That first glance of youBrought me back to lifeThen your words healed my woundsMelted my soul and took away my senses Like morning rays on sprouting rosesYou beautify every momentAnd like evening stars on the roof…More

BLINKING LOVE | By Nseobong edem

Before the sun wakes from its slumberWe shall rise to this placeAnd work at the morning’s faceFor no plant grows betterThan seeds buried with equal special hands While we shall wait for the pregnant skyTo rain to the last dropAnd water our seeds of greatnessI shall cripple the word ‘love’ that has lost content,watered by…More

“I can’t breathe” | In memory of George Floyd

He called out to his Mom… Who died 2 years ago on this same day Handcuffed.Face Down.Knee on his neck.They did nothing. His nose bleed.His body trembled.He lost control of his bladder.They did nothing. He called the officer “Sir.”They did nothing. He begged for his life.He begged for water.He begged for mercy.They did nothing. He…More