Olusola AkinboLostIn the White Company Alone, I played Lost. A composition of sear, tear, and fear Black strokes, white bars, fill the song. Feb 18Feb 18
Olusola AkinboMAN MADE MACHINE, MAKE MOST MENACEStep after step In our shadows, we follow The imprint of our feet In the heaps of sand, not at the beach. Man-made machines make most…Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022
Olusola AkinboA LIFE IS ALIVE IN MEA life in me A miracle of months, Molding and hiding behind the skin, Toes and fingers, forming in fives.Feb 21, 2022Feb 21, 2022
Olusola AkinboAFRICAN DAMSELBlack tresses on melanin, like the fall of Sahelian goats down the soft soil of the high hills in Idanre.Feb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022
Olusola AkinboONE DAY LIKE THISOne day like this, I laid love beneath the soil After a life well spent. Her all and toil Mattered no more. But the peace In her soul…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
Olusola AkinboThe AuteurThe star is above the dark water. Let the water kiss the moon, I’ll be the Auteur. I’ll walk on its right side sandy shore, Sinking sand…Feb 13, 2022Feb 13, 2022
Olusola AkinboLong DistanceHey, I think I should tell you. I just walked into an emptiness-filled room A passel of your absence, its volume Height, length and…Nov 24, 2021Nov 24, 2021
Olusola AkinboLagos, Is This Life?Awaken by the noisy pestilence of a generator We rise before the night could have a thaw We lose sleep to the pursuit of ambition The…Nov 21, 2021Nov 21, 2021
Olusola AkinboApril Was Born In NovemberBeneath the Plateau, the fourth moon Knelt by my side one cold afternoon. I was down with a fever, but this is a boon! So I asked, could…Nov 10, 20211Nov 10, 20211
