Knife scars Serrated her back and front Like the beak of a swordfish Her ears were notched Her iyi uwa was destroyed No hope of returning to the indoors A baby is born Fresh as dawn No scars, no notched ears Alas, It was still As a statue But there were no signs of Ogbanje-lity […]
“Not an Ogbanje” – Poetry
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“You are Already Enough” Elizabeth Onyeabor Tells Everyone in Her Latest Book
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In this book, “From the Shadows: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Renewal,” The Author, Elizabeth Onyeabor, tells her tale of transformation with a story that begins with suicidal thoughts and the battle she faces in trying to overcome it. She describes it as a light and dark dance entwining within her. In her first excerpt, […]
The Beggar Child And the 5 Seconds King- Poetry
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Look away. Look away. Look at anything but his yellow eyes and cracked lips. His dusty dark skin is infectious so I must shrivel away from his presence. His dull skin wrapped around his cadaverous bones is a sign. Look away Look away Don’t look at his empty broken plate. His torn clothes dangling from […]
The First Time He Said He Loved Me- Short Story
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Love is complicated as we know it. One moment you feel connected to someone in ways that are incomprehensive. Your Universes become so intertwined you think it’s the same. You become one in spirit, soul, and mind that the only representation of what differentiates you is that you are two individuals with two separate pairs […]
Google Boot-Camp, Kenya, and My First 5,264 Kilometers Away From Nigeria
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20th of April, 2018, saw me on a journey of 5,264.6 Kilometers away from the place I’ve called home all my life. It was the first time I was flying on a plane: well, aside those I fly in my thoughts to unknown lands. It was 12:30 pm (WAT) when we left Murtala Muhammed International […]