Call Me Not Mara! Call me not Mara, for though I may arrive with less than I went with; call me Naomi, because my experiences albeit painful, make the best manure for a richer life. Call me not bitterness, though my condition may be void of any sweetness; call … More Call Me Not Mara »
An Ode to Taurus A poem for Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) The princess may vanish but God saves the Queen Written by Oluwakemi Celina Amusan What Queen is Aries if she’s beholden to mars What Queen is Sagitta if she loves her Ptah The lioness might be Queen but she … More An Ode to Taurus »
Men in fields, men in courts behold your light A promise for your sores a balm for your wounds That daughter of the many breasted one She’s been here before she’s done that too When the new morning dawns and you welcome your sun Greet the stars of its absence … More That Daughter of the Many Breasted One by Kemi Amusan »
It was a scheme, my prince- ship the stake A slave in Ephesus, see how I fell Unsavory graceless and rich in pride Wasted spewed out unfit for kings A slave in Ephesus see how I fell It started in Smyrma, in company of fear For in Pergamum … More A Slave in Ephesus: A Lament of Vice and Consequences »
Krampus, Yule Dudes, Yule Cats. Its December and they are the least of our concerns… or so we think. We are more inclined towards saintly beings like the virging Mary, maybe some Joseph, and Jesus. Definitely Jesus. and nativity plays and shopping and gifting and carols and cooking, back to … More Mental Note for Next Holidays: How to Slay a Christmas Monster »
