Poetry
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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…
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Poetry
Like The Trojan Horse
It started with the snap of the buckle The grating whisper of the zipper It unleashed the scent – the…
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A Man Like You
I met a boy today somewhere Down the strait, he smelt of sea salt His eyes sparkled like the sunset…
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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…
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THE JOURNEY
Uncapping my insecurities with your teeth Loosening my shirt with your full lips I stare blankly into your pupils, having…
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LOVE IS LOVE
I know a man Who died of love Who died for love And who died in love He was 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…
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FIRE AND ICE
It began as a whisper, a promise The calmest of voices whispered my dreams into my ears And like a…
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The One
He’s the One. I can’t describe the sound of his voice The music in his lungs Or the rose pedals…
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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…
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