by fisayo | Oct 19, 2021 | Poems, Social Issues
I thought I would easily forget Alas, here I am wondering if the protest happened The polices in their cloaks Shooting Tear-gassing Burning cars Killing Maiming The soldiers in their cloaks Shooting “blanks” At harmless young Nigerians From Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan,...
by fisayo | Aug 5, 2021 | Poems
By Frank Mckenna This is life Life, the eternal A space of memories A space of experiences Where you think all is forever Like, nothing changes This, though, some people think But for ‘some other some,’ life Ups and downs Highs or lows Good or bad Rich or poor In the...
by fisayo | Apr 15, 2021 | Gender Discourse, Poems, Social Issues
How come we are who we are? How come our first knowledge as humans is dependent on our nuclear family: Our Father, mother, and siblings? ———————————————- My understanding of...
by fisayo | Jan 10, 2020 | Gender Discourse, Poems
I am calling it by its name I know this is weird Awkward Irk . . . It sucks to see those bloodstains And calling it “period” Is too polite It makes it lack the essence of its true meaning During menstruation I go through hell When I am back It...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Mar 5, 2019 | Poems
Fear is the beginning of failure.Fear never makes one to achieve good things.Fear leads to depression and anxiety.Fear reduces one’s self-esteem and confidenceFear is called phobia.Fear is strong, It is an uncontrollable and unpleasant emotion.To overcome fear, one...
by Oluwafisayo Ogundoro | Dec 23, 2018 | Poems, Social Issues
Biology helped the doctors define who I was at birth: My genitalia like the vulva and vagina tells the doctor I am a girl. Now, as a grown-up woman, it is still by biology; ‘cos at this mature stage, I possess an added feature: Which is my breast. By these biological...
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