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Call for submission | Mounting the Moon: Queer Nigerian Love Poems

Nigeria is at a crossroads. Since the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act was first proposed in 2006 and especially after its passage into law in 2013, debates over sexual and gender

Poetry 11 Comments

Like The Trojan Horse

It started with the snap of the buckle The grating whisper of the zipper It unleashed the scent – the musky, heady smell Cramped in tight confines is the horse’s

Poetry 23 Comments

A Man Like You

I met a boy today somewhere Down the strait, he smelt of sea salt His eyes sparkled like the sunset Trapped in stones of fire * I met a man

Poetry 49 Comments

I’M NOT GONNA…

I’m not gonna be that person you call when you wanna get off I’m not gonna be that person you call when you’re lonely I’m not gonna be that person

Poetry 17 Comments

THE JOURNEY

Uncapping my insecurities with your teeth Loosening my shirt with your full lips I stare blankly into your pupils, having your presence dress me in provocative decorum I attempt to

Poetry 24 Comments

LOVE IS LOVE

I know a man Who died of love Who died for love And who died in love He was as radiant as the sun As smart as any con As

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I Want You To Have All Of Me

Look me in the eye And set my passion ablaze Grab me into you And let our hearts beat as one I want you to have all of me. *

Poetry 52 Comments

FIRE AND ICE

It began as a whisper, a promise The calmest of voices whispered my dreams into my ears And like a child on Christmas eve, I hearkened to it I believed

Poetry 19 Comments

The One

He’s the One. I can’t describe the sound of his voice The music in his lungs Or the rose pedals in his walk But I imagine that his words Are

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HIDDEN PLACE

I dropped the covers On living the life I never existed in Shut the doors and hid It never crossed his mind I lived in that cozy little inn A