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  1. People Don’t Change

    I like to think of people like I would a piece of art. Some need the time and will to smooth out their jagged edges. But people…  People don’t change.  They just slowly reveal what they’ve always been.  © Adenike O. Akinbisehin, ‘People Don’t Change’.

  2. Whatever Your Weapon Is (Part 1)

    I sense your inconsistency coming on, The way animals predict earthquakes - A long time before you do.  Heels dug firmly in cork,  I stand my ground. Braving the ebb and flow,  Of your puppeteered emotions.  I watch you as you watch me intently. Eyes darting back and forth across…

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

    Gosh, 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)

  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…
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