Author: Mariam Alayande

Oh stranger, Lovely tunes played from miles away, Letters mailed from land to air, Seeking friendship or another great end, These doors are always locked, Opening it shakes Valhalla, Entering awakens Odin and Freya, Whisper ...

  ‘Life is a cycle, one with precise destinations and timing, a cycle that has a necessary order.’ They said. They also told her how everything had to be. From Primary school, to High school, ...

They gather around the snow in the sky, Coloured in different shades of blue and white, Enveloped within is the yellow light, Alluring- isn’t it? Just like the embroidery of nostalgia As she crawls into ...

Love at the fourth glance, A myth or a reality? The fourth time you looked into my eyes Your pupils dilated to spell ‘stay’, The third time you placed your hand neatly in the embrace ...

She wakes me every night, Singing the lullaby of dreams, Every night she worships at my altar, Like humans floating beneath the sky. She’s the cloud in the sky, Watching every move I make, Taunting ...