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Lams of Lagos

Lams of Lagos

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Lams of Lagos
Lams of Lagos
Aug 28 · 5 min read

Words Become Violence

“Ore mi, orobo!”

You ignored how the market women beckoned you to their wares, calling you and naming you the size of your body. You ignored how they hurtfully stated the obvious but cushioned it in between familiar and friendly words, to remind you that this type…

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Lams of Lagos
Lams of Lagos
Jan 1 · 11 min read

This is How You Get Lost in Him

You’re both eleven and he’s the boy with the sweetest smile. It’s December 2008 and you spend your nights talking on the phone even though you’re in different cities. You’re young and you shouldn’t know what this feels like, and you both don’t have anything important to…

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Lams of Lagos
Lams of Lagos
Jul 13, 2018 · 4 min read

The Future Rejected Us

What would you do if I told you that I danced all night with the devil? That I danced till my feet got burned and the skin on my feet tore. That I lay with him and embraced every lick of fire that consumed me.

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Lams of Lagos
Lams of Lagos
May 8, 2017 · 3 min read

Your Pride

Be unapologetic in the love you give.

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Lams of Lagos
Lams of Lagos
Aug 15, 2016 · 4 min read

This house is not for bastard babies

For this is the commandment that I command you today. Treat these words like your bible.

To the one I first loved,

In this space was my first encounter with unrequited love which tossed me out of…

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