Verse & reflection

Poems

Words pared back to their pulse: intimate observations on parenthood, love, absence, and becoming.

3 pieces

Poem · Jun 15, 2025

Nobody Talks About It How you go from sweetheart , My love, Adigun even, Odogwu, my baby— to being led by the hand of a tiny creature with no exp…

Non-Fiction · May 27, 2025

“I can’t do that. It’s not my job.” She said it, straight-faced. And I stared, stunned. Because when it comes to early childhood? It is so much m…

Poem · May 11, 2025

Mother, I didn't understand before, what it meant to be you, that sacrifice came in small increments, a half-eaten plate of rice, mealtime a mara…