Akinlolu : Writing

HOW CAN?

HOW CAN?

A Poem by Akinlolu


This is a lament. When a man's dream dies, it's natural to sorrow. But he's got to move beyond sorrow and the help of quacks. Yeah, he's got to move o..
THE OUTRAGE

THE OUTRAGE

A Poem by Akinlolu


I was coming from the secret place of thunder A little boy raised in the house of mirrors I met you in the land of whispers, a fairy princess on th..
TRIP

TRIP

A Poem by Akinlolu


It felt like a million years back in time when we set out on this trip--you and I. Traveling through WAP and hurtling through different zones of ..
WHO FARTED?

WHO FARTED?

A Story by Akinlolu


Girls compliment each other with words like "You look great". Boys prefer to wreck the other guy's ego with an insult like "Your deodorant smells like..
DESPISE NOT THE LITTLE

DESPISE NOT THE LITTLE

A Poem by Akinlolu


Despise not the little for life's greatest gifts come packaged as riddles. There's an ocean trapped in an egg and a planet imprisoned in a keg...
THE RESTITUTION

THE RESTITUTION

A Poem by Akinlolu


Free speech has come a long way. There are still places on earth where speaking the truth gets one expelled from the land or even from the land of the..
A TRAGIC AFFAIR

A TRAGIC AFFAIR

A Poem by Akinlolu


It was their first date. He apologized for coming late. They ordered for pizza and washed it down with bottles of chapman while listening to the be..
MEDUSA

MEDUSA

A Poem by Akinlolu


Grapple with Dracula; lick your wounds like the hound Engage the Armada, and your courage will be found. Time's fabric wrinkles like silk. Eterni..
THE CONDEMNED

THE CONDEMNED

A Poem by Akinlolu


Eventually, they cut him with a sword from Vulcan's forge. Expelled him with a fury that flowed like a volcanic surge. Locked him up like a convic..
STEPPING UP

STEPPING UP

A Poem by Akinlolu


All about love and indecision.