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Wife Beater

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Wife Beater: A poem on domestic violence.  Don't you remember when you paid her bride price, She did nothing but commit her lifetime to you, But it's all been built on lies, You didn't love her,you were just looking for someone to call wife. It isn't her fault that you took hits on the stock market, But she'll be there,when all's low, It isn't her fault, the recession caused you to lose your job, But she'll be there,when all seems lost, And all she's ever wanted was a modicum of your love and acceptance. You're a wife beater, Saying she brought bad luck, That she's responsible for your misfortunes, And that things will get better with her out of your life, Well you're wrong. Does it make you feel good? Knowing that there's a punching bag waiting just for you, After squandering the little you have on booze, You come home and beat her black and blue. Coming home and throw up on the couch, But she'll be there to clean your mess up,

Rape (Shhh)

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Rape (Shhh)  Shhh pretty little girl, It's as simple as one, two, And three minutes, Then I'm through, Words from your vile lips that slobbered, My fragile skin till you were done.  Shhh pretty little girl,  This is our little secret, Don't say a word to daddy and mommy, Or I will smite you in the morning, Words after your manhood robbed me of a normal childhood.  Shhh pretty little girl,  That's what I tell myself, Ten, twenty and thirty years later, When I try to scrub your filth off my skin, I did not wince under the scalding water, Because, you said shhh pretty little girl, No one knows how, Those words scarred me forever.  © Richard Adejumola. 

Save Mother : A sequel to "Help Me Tell Them".

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Domestic violence is a serious issue, a thorn in today's society. 🙅😟 What is it? 😐 Domestic violence can be described as the misuse of power by one adult in a relationship to control another. It is also the establishment of fear in a relationship through violence and other forms of abuse. This violence can take the form of physical assault, psychological, social and financial abuse; it could also be in the form of sexual assault. To read the prequels, click on  "Help Me Tell Them"  and  "Wife Beater" . - Save Mother -  "One Monday teacher taught me to count, One to Ten are your numbers, Memorize them and count with me, Alright laddies let us sing, One, Two, Three, It was past midnight, Father's fists pounded mother, Yet I have never seen him lift a pestle, When mother sweats over dinner, Four, Five, Six, Mother coiled around her baby, But I still felt the thuds, She bit her lips and muffled her groans, Her pain oblivious to the neighbors, Seven, Eigh

Peace, Be Still.

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Photo Credit: @ollyjoey_ademols While the sun hid its face, Dead was its smouldering blaze, You found me, deep in life's maze, My feet were blistered and my eyes were in a haze, The shroud for my soul was torn,raw and sick, My skin was darkness and the grime made me sticky, Wild, distrusting eyes filled with contempt, That was how I saw you, another opportunist, So I ran, but could I move my weary limbs? Parched, stung, drowning in bitterness, rabid, I declined your affection and roared, let me be, But you stayed, unmoved by my invectives, And just when the waves threatened to wreak my bridge, You swooped down, and whispered, Words I could never forget, Peace, be still. @IamThrelaculis.

Help Me Tell Them.

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Sequel to "Wife Beater" , I have written this poem as a call out to women -daughers and sisters - in abusive relationships. You are not alone. You can get out. Share with someone, until everyone knows that #AbusiveRelationships is a real issue.  Help Me Tell Them. Help me tell them, That are oppressed and abused by their men, They who suffer in silence at the recieving end, Sound the alarm and let it pierce ears, Speak up, it's time to stop hiding in the closet, Face tender, sore eyes flooded with bitter tears, Help me tell them, Who are in shackles and call it relationship, Where he hasn't done anything on your head, Yet wants your back to know every inch of his bed, No traditional paraphernalia nor palm wine kegs, Nay! Doesn't even know your parents, And yet strikes like thunder, giving you welts, Help me tell them, They that are precious jewels, These daughters and sisters, Who suffer and hide their scars, That the cycle of violence ought to end with the mother

You dream it, She bakes it!

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Cakes! Everyone loves cakes - well except you're lactose intolerant. They are the most looked forward to consumables in every occasion. From birthdays, graduation parties to weddings, it is a public secret that our floury friends sit at highest table. Do you want to make your special occasion complete? Bukubanks' cakes is just right for you. Providing services across all states in Nigeria, Bukunmi Oluwaseye Bankole, a graduate of the University of Benin, bakes taste mussing and buds blowing cakes just right for you. Here is her interview with SlibahCc; SilbahCc : "Can we meet you?" I'm Oluwaseye Bukunmi Bankole. The Chief executive officer of Bukubanks Cakes and more. SilbahCc : "Tell us about bukuncakes,what ignited in you to start baking?" Bukubanks cakes was brought out of a belief that everyone should have a skill - as that goes a long way in helping people financially and so I looked at what I could do and I love. And I decided to go into baking whi

Stuck

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I think I may have bitten more than I can chew, being a voracious reader I challenged myself to read Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.It has 897 pages😂. I just started and I'll keep you guys posted on how interesting it is.Already read the first 50 something pages though,and I'm hooked -hook,line and sinker. If you wanna join me or need suggestions on novels to read please feel free to contact me,my personal library boasts of about 1000 books,no kidding.

An apology

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Hi guys, I'm sorry I've been away from my blog for a long while now,"when push comes to shove". I can't bear to be away from writing for so long, it's what I enjoy doing, reaching an audience with anything and everything psychologically and socially edifying. Let's continue from where we left off. 😇