Chronicles of a Journeyman

  • Once I was thirsty

    Once when I was thirsty I drank from the river The river of mystery The mystery of nature The nature of life The life of men The men of honour The honour of gods The gods of the land The land of the people The people of the town The…

  • The Evil Forest

    Just beyond our tiny village Miles afar from the big city Stood a forest dark and evil Greatly feared by young and old   There the trees made a large canopy Under which dwelt the wildest beasts Amidst them the yellow woodpecker Picking at the bark of the sacred tree…

  • Choose, Now!

    You do not have all the time To choose to do right in life If you think good today Then do it right away   At first you feel you’re young All in shape and strong But soon you’re old and frail And can do nothing again   You thought…

  • You

    You always were my focus At the centre of my locus Of you I thought day and night Whether in darkness or in light I feared to let you out of sight For fear that you might not return Or into something else might turn   You later became my…

  • Where is this place?

    Where is this place? The blackness of darkness Envelopes me Like an invisible garment The heat of an inferno Blankets me Like an unwanted raiment   Sounds of screaming voices Swirl around me Coming from all directions Forms of strange creatures Emerge before me Dragging me in all directions Where…

  • The rolling hills of Afikpo

    There at McGregor, out on the parade ground You can see afar, for a hundred miles around The town of Afikpo looms in the distance Beckoning to you, who looks at it askance   Between the both of you, staring but unseen Are the ageless hills, looking lush and green…

  • NET

    I carefully attempted to find my way through the messy puddle that the road had become, because of the rain. The same rain was responsible for my plight: having to find my way on foot through this long distance. The buses were not moving because of the hold-ups caused by…

  • Stay

    Stay

    “Welcome home. You will stay now, won’t you? While you were away I hardly slept Countless were the vigils I sorely kept Now that you are home, I pray you will stay” “While I crossed the sea I was thinking of you Deep, wide and endless, matched by no other…

  • To Daniella

    Beautiful and fiery, you swept me off my feet with your charms, and you knew it. You did not hesitate to let me know how much you meant to me. You had a place in my heart and you knew it. But your attitude left a lot to be desired.…

  • Mental Block

    I stare in vain at my screen. Today makes it exactly a week that I have been trying to write. It feels as if I’ve got something trapped deep within me, trying to find expression. But I cannot find words to articulate it. My computer screen glows white, waiting for…