Articles & Poetry

  1. Whatever Your Weapon Is (Part 2)

    I am here to tell you that you have a right to be fucking tired.  To be emotionally exhausted.  And to grieve.  You are not being ungrateful or self absorbed  For wanting to honour your own problems.  Leave Syria and North Korea out of this.  The fact is,  That if…

  2. Rebel. God. Friend. (Part 1)

    God I admire you!  The recklessness in your humanity.  The disdain for social convention.  I respect the cavalier way you wear your being -  A confidence untouched by the opinions of others,  Or perhaps, … formed because of them.  © Adenike Akinbisehin, ‘Rebel.God.Friend’ (Part 1)

  3. The Sun’s Goodbyes

    There she goes…  Off to greet some hapless human halfway across the world.  - Adenike O. Akinbisehin, ‘The Sun’s Goodbyes’. 

  4. Rebel. God. Friend. (Part 2)

    If there’s anything I know about friendship, it’s this.  I know that the spirit expands and grows exponentially.  Dares to venture fearlessly in spite of horrors lurking in the dark.  I know that the world seems smaller and exceedingly manageable,  Yet abound with mysteries and adventures for as far as…

  5. Bird Envy Vol. 1: My First Bird Walk ft. Noah Strycker

    I have envied birds for as long as I can remember. Marveled at them for their grace. Their freedom. Their power. Countless childhood hours were spent in daydreams, staring out of windows - car windows, classroom windows… Always skyward.  Someone noticed, for soon, my father had gifted me with a…

  6. For The Mother In Us All

    This is for the men, women, and gender non-conforming humans,  Who dare to offer unconditional love.  This is for the beaten, the oppressed, the scorned, and the abandoned, Who reach beyond flawed, broken, ill-formed memories To nurture and protect another human being.  You are the mothers of the world.  This…

  7. Your Presence Is Enough

    “I can tell you’re not a well behaved woman.” I glanced at him from the corner of my eye. “Your quiet demeanor doesn’t fool me.” “There’s this defiance in your eyes.” “Casual.”  “Unimpressed.” “A stubbornness.” “I’ll find the right word in a minute.”  I take no time to reply. “Honey…

  8. Cigars & Straw Hats

    They don’t make them quite like you anymore, No. Not in your purple and gray. Not with your humour, Or a grace that’s top shelf. Not with smiles that give wisdom away. © Adenike O. Akinbisehin, ‘Cigars and Straw Hats’. 

  9. Fortunes & Fears

    She turned to look at me softly, quite bored,  “The world is in the palm of your hands.” “You worry about your journey,  If you’d live to see more, But the demons you run from, Are only in your head.” © Adenike O. Akinbisehin, ‘Fortunes & Fears’. 

  10. Dreamweaver

    Of dreams lost, forgotten, or forsaken.  Of hopes too terrifying to bear.  Come a little closer to becoming mistaken.  I dare you.  Catch me if you can.   © Adenike O. Akinbisehin, ‘Dreamweaver’.
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