Barakat OlatunjiTHAT ONE TIME AT MAURITIUSCool, breezy morning, my very first view of the day was the most beautiful beach sight I have set my eyes on in over two decades. The smell…Sep 16, 20224Sep 16, 20224
Barakat OlatunjiLIFE COMES AT YOU, FAST.One cold and wet night, I’m sitting by a Suya stand, waiting for the skinny black man to have my suya order ready. Oh, how I love chicken…Aug 26, 20221Aug 26, 20221
Barakat OlatunjiLETTING GO; love, friendship and everything in between.Letting go has never been easy, be it love, loss, betrayal, friendships, a half-lived love story(I start a new love story every few…Apr 20, 20221Apr 20, 20221
Barakat OlatunjiLESSONS FROM ‘22- SO FAR.Can’t really tell if the year started off great or not. But I sure do look forward to a lot of things happening this year. But so far, in…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Barakat OlatunjiDO YOU BELIEVE IN THE CONCEPT OF SOULMATE?Before I begin, I’d like to lay it out that I am a hopeless romantic and YES, I do believe in the concept of soulmate (until I stop…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Barakat Olatunji3 THINGS 2021 TAUGHT ME.Surely, it isn’t just me that 2021 was wild for. It’s one of the years I’ll absolutely love to forget, alongside 2020 😩.This year, I…Nov 23, 2021Nov 23, 2021
Barakat OlatunjiTHE HOE PHASE… NECESSARY OR NOT??First of, let me mention that I wrote this piece to Jeremih and Sevyn Streeter’s ‘Wet Dreams’ 🌚Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021
Barakat OlatunjiI FELL IN LOVE, WITH MYSELF.Before you read further, I should let you know that I am utterly in awe of myself.Oct 2, 20213Oct 2, 20213
Barakat OlatunjiFOR WHEN CONTRAST TROUBLES YOUBefore anything, I wholly hope that you understand how valued and seen you are, in this moment and subsequently. That even though it sounds…Sep 4, 20211Sep 4, 20211
Barakat OlatunjiNOTHING PREPARES YOU FOR AGE 23Very typical of me to overthink, especially when the atmosphere makes the effort to be wet amd dreamy. I stare at my ceiling, trying to…Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
