Pages of Discipline
/The fog continues its stealth descent
with the lure to prolong my sleep
pages of discipline turn and…
By Benjamin Nambu
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Filthy Fingers
/Then I was new. And so was everything happening around me. My first shock was the sight of a female remedial student who boldly pulled a male colleague student to herself, locking him in a tight embrace while imitating an ongoing…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreTell Me About…
/He’s lived in Nigeria. The source of many of the scary stories he told us. I’ve always wondered what took him…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreSunshine Is Waiting
/Greed, betrayal and difficulties abound
but the world is too large for evil to fill
there are places vice cannot reach
cannot decay…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreInhale The Coming Season
/Stop searching
what you seek will find you
time to withdraw into the shadows and heal
inhale the coming season…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreSeeing You Again
/Seeing you again was such a delight
although my initial reluctance to meet you
was colored by previous experiences
where meeting old friends…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreFeel The Shift
/Feel the shift
in perspectives, in attitude, in thinking
and how these keys have …
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreThe Drums Are Awake
/“The drums are now awake
I’m forced to pause eating and listen
Inspiration has hit the rhythm
Fire will talk to our …
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreSuch Is Life
/My people hardly traveled. Those who did were few. And everyone knew them. Because they were usually the multilinguals in the village who brought news, songs and tales of other lands to our…
By Benjamin Nambu
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