Early in the morning a true Nigerian meets a friend and like a game of ping-pong they play with greetings.…
Tolu AkinyemiFebruary 16, 2017
When you are single everything reminds you. Commercials remind you everything is cheaper if you buy in twos. Your big…
Tolu AkinyemiFebruary 20, 2016
I wait for love patiently the way one waits for a special delivery. All day, I sit by the door…
Tolu AkinyemiFebruary 20, 2016
Last night the boy was thirteen This morning he is thirty To look out of his window Asking ‘where did…
Tolu AkinyemiSeptember 15, 2015
Time that heals all wounds with time With time has brought me wounds. I married a man A man I…
Tolu AkinyemiAugust 19, 2015
A Word About The Sun It was already That time of the day That ushers the day away. Across the…
Tolu AkinyemiAugust 17, 2015
Waiting! The water a man will drink Cannot flow past him Is what Grandmother told me. So I stand here,…
Tolu AkinyemiAugust 15, 2015
To Cook A Stone Don’t ask me How I feel A butcher doesn’t flinch When he leads the humble sheep…
Tolu AkinyemiAugust 14, 2015
Beneath a tree of hollies Alone my love and me I coo in words you only Will ever hear from…
Tolu AkinyemiAugust 8, 2015