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Onwuadinma: A Shortstory (PT 1)

Close to the main road leading to the village is a church. Not that anything about the structure is similar to what we know as church buildings. For the visible part, it is just a structure made of bamboo sticks roofed with corrugated iron sheets. The inside of the church does not look similar to the popular image of the inside of a church building—no glass lecterns, executive chairs for the Men of God, the floor was not tiled nor was it German-floored, no extended stages with rugs and high power speakers. Seen is only a wooden lectern and the pews are made of plastic seats, where the members of the congregation of a relatively higher class such as the pastor's family stay and the wooden benches, with the feet of some of the benches sinking into the soil, making them sloppy. The wooden benches there are actually for every other member of the congregation. Different colours of dirty, sagging ribbons which are remnants of the Easter decoration could be seen running from the pulpit ...
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The SUG: A Case Study of A Body That Lacks Defined Purpose

It now seems that I am perpetually drawn against the Students’ Union of the University of Port Harcourt. Even if this is true; it is because the SUG and its leaders have chosen to perpetually show a lack in sound reasoning, thorough analysis of data and, ultimately, wisdom in its activities, policies and goals. Their most recent public display of gross irrationality is their recent urging of the students to boycott the second semester examinations because of reasons that are as illogical as they are preposterous, which we are going to see soon. A memo credited to the SUG of the University of Port Harcourt communicates that students should boycott their second semester examinations slated for the 12 th of October, 2015 because the SUG week they have fixed for the 19 th , should come first. Firstly, they say “Necessities have not been put in place for exams to hold.” The questions: What are these ‘necessities’? Why didn’t the SUG discuss these ‘necessities’ before now, etc...

"PAR AMOUR"

I am your shadow Following you wherever you lead Like a sheep to the abattoir I am your fragrance Emitting airs of lust and desire Like a king’s cologne I am your soul Separated only in body Like a newly married couple I am your ola Steady on your neck, wrists, and ankles Shining like the gifts of the Queen of Sheba But suddenly the air of love cracks Smells of despair, desolation and gloom Fill the air, creating Vast images of nothing. Now, you no longer say “I am” Your speech filled with “I was” Said with great conviction That could crack an egg. Leading me all this way my love, Why abandon me to wallow In the wilderness of love? Dying gradually, in no haste but slow? Why turn all my love to lust The soothing touches of my palms to spikes? Mon amour, pourquoi tu me laisser comme ce Prend avec toi ma sante?

"To You"

For those who live enough to be role models For those who stayed enough to the end For the brothers who remained through to course For the ladies who hung unto hopelessness To the achievers, drawing success from the waters of failure To the riders of mothers' backs who paid them so I salute you I raise my hands in your praise. To the heroes past And heroes present To the heroes of tomorrow May your ways be smooth. Now, to the haters Life's hope graters Who serve lemon and expect oranges Who love our pains And hate our gains To them suckers... May you see the deep sea And look back to a furnace behind May you step on spikes With your blood running like sweat... For the hypocrites Who smile before us and bite behind us. May your eyes see a huge wall And your back endless oceans For we've creeped out of the tunnel, Are you for us or fuck us?