Tolu' Akinyemi's Blog, page 4
April 30, 2019
Is Marriage and Raising a Family An Achievement?
Some people say marriage is nothing to aspire towards, as it's not an achievement. But is this true?
April 4, 2019
April 4, 2018
November 12, 2017
February 20, 2017
A Man Who Cooks
That Monday morning, I did not wake up in a hurry. I did not run into the shower. I did not jump into my clothes, and breakfast was not left-overs from Sunday night’s dinner. I lounged lazily, with Ezinwanne and Nneka watching a TV drama series. None of us had...
February 16, 2017
The True Nigerian
Early in the morning a true Nigerian meets a friend and like a game of ping-pong they play with greetings. “How is your wife?” “she is fine!” “And the children?” “they are fine!” “How is work?” “work is fine!” “Your father’s health?” “he’s doing well!” Then one says a greeting…
December 13, 2016
November 4, 2016
We Built Our Love Like A Shelter
We built our love like a shelter you cut trees, I drew water you laid bricks, I made mortar we built our love together. We built our love like a shelter it had roofs, walls and windows wide beds and soft pillows we build our love together. Like a shelter…
May 22, 2016
Hard Things
The second hardest thing in the word is finding you. because precious things are hard to find. The hardest thing in the world is losing you because losing you is losing me. These hard things easily make the easiest thing in the world keeping you and loving you till you've…
I Will Find You
My shoes have lost their floors And my eyes riot from looking But till I find you, I will Worry many more maps, Scourge many more miles And dissect a thousand more smiles. I will find you. It might take a day perhaps another decade But I will find you…
