Oyetunde Bolanta

You predated your birthYou existed in His loins before you came forthYou were the object of his love in the womb of timeFor you He made the universeFor you He […]

Stone the brazen adulteress to death they criedbut mercy stooped low to detail the sins of her accusers in the sand’Neither do I condemn you’You silenced the voices of demons […]

assemblage of sorcerers in solemn pledge bearing the scar of oath amidst sacrifices of infantscalling all to whoredom intoxicating men with lustful winelewd and nude a new vogueprostituting the soul […]

Scuffling for notice the drone wears out in the chamber of queensStaking their claims in uncharted territoriesJoined at the tail the cat and rat brawl in disdainWords as the piercing […]

shame and sorrow mingle in the wine of griefbroken words split and splattered from their egg shells irretrievable deed of disdain denial of the holy despicablebravado failing in the line […]

The mornings speak of your serenity the noon times exude your radiance and the sparkling night skies testify of your majestyOf your innumerable galaxies and of stars more than the […]

cleaning out the cluttered cupboard, setting aside the dainty morsels,dissecting the soul’s clutter, stopping the engine and draining the dregsheart sauna cleaning the pores of greed and lust, pondering the […]

Let antique trees utter speech; let the earth give evidence under oath Let the primeval rivers testify, let the stars the moon and the sun state their accountsSweat of blood […]

poured out like water in your presencepores oozing in restful ease release their straintears cascading down the face relieve the inner turmoilextinguished are the flames of the seething volcanobanished are […]

paramount ruler of the forest undisputed lord of the junglethose who must eat the new yam reverence your appearingthose who must sight the new moon step aside slaying the mighty […]