That Quiet Tuesday
By TimiTomi
We heard the cry no more
Today it was silent as a grave
The bitter smell of death filled the air
Perhaps if we had knocked
Every other night before this
Poetry
For lovers of poetry…and those who can’t stand it
I See You…Abeke…
For those who want answers… Ajadi has spoken…
I see you Abeke mi
Abeke ade, my love
The tears you shed the day I left for war broke my heart
The tears you
I waited… Ajadi…
Àjàdí mi, I waited for you but you never came
You left with the promise of your return
Àjàdí my warrior…
People of Colour?
People of colour?
Yes, I am black maybe brown and it’s a colour,
so maybe I’m really ‘people of colour’
Ladies of the Night
Ladies of the night
Scantily clad…
Wares in different sizes
Standing by the roadside…in the dark of the night
Ladies of the night
Heavily perfumed…
Face heavily pancaked
Eagerly waiting
Readjusting wares…