Patience Oti's Blog

DREAM CHILD 'You know I will always love you' she said to the child in her hands. Liz, a beautiful rounded child who has all the comeliness of a well watered garden. An offspring of love guided moment. Love can be a very positive energy if directed aright, she taught aloud in her mind as she reminiscence on all the events that brought forth this child of consolation. She taught of the concoction Glad gave her to get rid of the pregnancy she was unprepared for, the rumbling in her stomach; the pains she felt as she gulp all at once. She said in few hours the pregnancy will be terminated, how she prayed, how well she hoped but the pregnancy has come to stay. She can still remember how her mother wept aloud, the disappointment on her father's face, she and her siblings bewailed the mis-fortune that had just befallen them. Everyone was affected by her act of loose thigh borne on the mat of deceitfulness by the man who has once professed his unlimited love for her. Teenage p...

DREAM CHILD SERIES ... I draw the curtain of each day open with a silent but inspired prayer to God. The bathroom has been a favourite spot for my inspired prayers, as I sat on my toilet seat; the first thing that comes to mind is the faithfulness of the creator of eternity, the one who holds the key to the gate of Life and Death. He is the reason I am alive today. Today is one of the days of sober reflection; I thought of my teenage experiences, the innocence and beauty and inexperience that characterize youthfulness. I thought of my most happy moments during those years of naivety, I thought of my witty and adventurous moments; the first time I fell in love and end up giving my first love kiss to a stranger. It felt good at first and I smiled all night and rolled on the bed like a guinea pig. That's what you feel when you are very young and inexperience*smiles*. I took my thoughts further like someone trying to fix what he or she is not sure about but obliged to fix. I thought o...

Ungrateful people say their goodbyes too early. Grateful people receive more than they expect. We have all had bad days. We have all had lonely and cold nights. We have all cried directly or indirectly for the loss of a loved one. We have all shed the beautiful gift of nature… “TEARS”

  This day, I tried to back track for a while bearing with me all the outcomes of my yester years; the wino moments, the crack in the wall and the deliberate adventures of a young explorer into a world of bewilderment,  the ecstasies, the escapades, the fun moments, the fears, the emptiness, the dawning and setting of stardom, the fights, the streams of blood, the agony of men and woman fueled by my appetite for success; the gluttony of a boy explorer, his horrible moments and vivacious taskmaster-

Season after season Time against time Like a twinkle of an eye A season of my life Has come and featured its role Not without the heat of life But mixed with joy and sparring sweetness Like a play the end justified the beginning Not void of mixed feelings Sweat mixed with sweetness And I say you are like the palmtree Thou child of the tenth moon Who found her position in the eight round out of ten round Well that was fair enough And I say I am like the palmtree  rummaging In childhood reminiscence Thus a feeling of nostalgia Embracing melancholic hugs I again echoed, I am like the palmtree A tale of many generation, The tale of duplicity of life and dreams A tale of love. A tale of renewal A tale of yesterday’s dreams actualized today. A tale of virginity. A tale of nativity and naivety A tale of virtue and patience A tale of love regained A tale of you and I towards a common goal A tale of celibacy. A tale of childbirth A tale of freshness. A tale ...

         An interview with Ara(Int ’ l renowned female drummer) by Ore on Love Word Extra inspired thiswounderful piece of writing. In the interview Ara shared her life,career and success, including her love life which did not end as a fairy tale ’ happy ever after ’ . Looking through, Ara has gained strength through marital adversity which gives her a platform to be a counselor and guide to young female adult in search of love and the perfect man.

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