NIGHT AGONY BY ABISOLA ADEOYE

 I'm tired of this off and on

Sometimes, I feel like I'm forcing it

Could it be wrong to let my emotions run?

I need to know what to do with this bit

Most nights, I'm hit by a wave of self-consciousness

I feel so inadequate 

Could it be that he doesn't see my prettiness?

What can I do to be more up to his taste?

I think I try all my best

But it seems it's always wrong

I feel alone like a bird that has left its nest

If this is what people call love, then I don't want a part of it

You forget my day but remember hers

I feel like I'm chasing after you

I feel surrounded by bars

Someone get me out of this doom!

What do I have to do to please you?

What do I have to do to get it right?

Remember, I was once your boo

Now, I fear you are no longer my light.

Why do I have to fight for everything?

I thought I served my time already

I guess I was just deluding myself

Thinking I was off the hook.

CHILD MARRIAGE BY ABISOLA ADEOYE

 

          "I was just 14 years old when my father called me into our sitting room for 'a tete-a-tete', he called it. You see, my father was a very strict man; I feared him a lot growing up. He said I should go pack my bags and get ready to go to Mallam Danladi's house the next day. Apparently, I was to be married to him and my bride price had already been paid..."

This and many more are stories you hear from young girls these days who have been thrown into marriages at the early stages of their lives. Child marriage is the union of a young girl to an older man (in most cases, a man old enough to be her father). Young girls who are thrust into this system are denied education and independence; instead, motherhood welcomes them with open arms and radiant smiles.

These girls are then subjected to so many derogatory things because they are unprepared for marriage. Some go through domestic violence, from the husband and even the wives the old man would have had which could result in so many health challenges because the abusers know the girls are not able to fight for themselves. Cases of marital rapes have also been heard all in the name of the husbands demanding for their rights in the bedroom. They are kids after all and who are in the best position to be cheated if not kids. Moreover, if they are questioned, they have a perfect and readymade answer - "I paid her brideprice so I own her".

        Another thing is these men expect these girls to start procreating with immediate effect; then you start wondering if they actually need wives or breeding mares. Motherhood? Just like that? Is it that easy and simple? Soon you start hearing tales like: "I do not know what happened to him, Doctor, he just started having seizures or he just started crying and his temperature became so high...". These girls are not physically, emotionally and psychologically matured enough to have babies. They need nurturing and not the other way around. When they eventually get pregnant, in most cases, it results in a low survival rate for the mother and child and in few cases when both or only the mother survives, it can lead to post-partum depression due to the rigorous pain of labour.

        When a young girl is trapped into an early marriage, she gets separated from her family and friends. She is then expected to play home and become mature all of a sudden when she is supposed to be playing like the child she is. This strips them of their identity, disempowers and makes them dependent on others all through their lives, thereby making them shadows of themselves.

Sometimes, it seems the society has forgotten that these kids are girls, not brides. Child marriage takes place as a result of poverty, illiteracy, traditional cultures, religious customs and the generally perceived notion that a woman's place is in a man's kitchen regardless of whatever degree she holds which all boils down to gender inequality. Now, I am not saying we do not have boy marriages but they are so few they may as well not exist. Child marriage does no good, it disregards the rights of children and turns them to empty shells battling with depression and all other life-threatening challenges.

CUPID (Spoken word by Testimony Jesutofunmi)

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CUPID

Spoken word by Testimony Jesutofunmi

Cupid is a romantic spoken word piece that amplifies the confessions of a man in love. The Iuvey duvey Romeo and Juliet chase is summed up in these words; "If love be cuffs, l'll gladly be a prisoner for the rest of my days."  The piece is also a shout out to lovedones, writers and spoken word artistes around the globe.

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EASY O..."JEJE"

(spoken word audio by Kc Pwesh & Testimony Jesutofunmi)

Easy o... "JEJE" is an offshoot of the yoruba saying "kira kita odola" that is hard work or struggle doesn't guarantee wealth. It's a satirical piece that addresses the activities of  workaholics, politicians, ladies (runs girls, olosho etc), even the Church isn't left out of this  scrutiny...

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Happy New Month Fam

He hit her hard

With his muscular hand.

Boom... gbam...

She fell to the ground.

He came close and bent to the ground

To continue what he started right there on the sand.

She does nothing right!

Always ready to start a fight

Am I your mate?

Really? 

Why don't you go ask fate?

Boom... gbam...

Still on the ground

He made sure she ate of the sand.

Neighbors came running

Man this ain't funny

Won't you leave her?

Or would you rather kill her?

Boom.... Gbam...

He adjusted his stand

On hearing his neighbors sound.

The rest is a tale

Of the head and the tail

One with a temper

And the other a bad character

Gboom....Gbam...

There goes the sand 

As she rise from the ground.

AUTHOR

KCPWESH

Kayode's Perfect Words Executing Solace Hierarchically.

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO ME

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BLACK WOMAN

It's a lie

That you should submit

And that you can't exceed your limit

It's a lie

That you cannot try

That you are meant to consent to his every intent

It's a lie

That you are made to only lie on his bed and to his sexual urge attend

It's a lie

That you cannot be great

That like him you can't eat from the same plate

That it's your fate to wait and serve as a bait to his goals and aspirations 

It's a lie

That you cannot have your own dream

That you cannot do it

That you are not fit

That you cannot sweep men off their feet with your wit

That you cannot make them feel the heat each time your lines you spit

It's a lie

So, my dear today, i'm here to tell you that your kind is rare

That you are unique

That your ink can birth words that will sink into the minds of generations 

That you can overcome, perform, run, have fun and at the same time deliver

You are that messiah

The one we've been waiting for

The wait is over 

Come on take over 

Get up the ladder

Be a sister

Help a brother 

Be a leader

A mother

An agent of change

And more importantly a human.

AUTHOR

KCPWESH

Kayode's Perfect Words Executing Solace Hierarchichally