Threshold 2026 – By Bolutife Oluwadele
Threshold 2026 The old year slips away in frost and glow, a closing chapter written in the snow. We gather up the moments, warm and clear the laughter, lessons, courage through the fear. Now stand before the door, a breath held still, beneath the…
REFLECTIONS- By Bolutife Oluwadele
Many Dimensions of Wisdom Quite a minute here! I again stumbled on the Yoruba adage “Bọ́mọdé bá ṣubú á wò iwájú, tí ẹ̀gbọ̀n bá ṣubú á wò ẹ̀hìn á wó ibí tí ó ti fẹ̀ sí kọ” (When a child falls, he rises and moves forward; when an elder falls, he rises and…
Consciences: Boxing Day Clearance Sales – Bolutife Oluwadele
Yes, what you read is correct. Please stop expanding your eyes unnecessarily. So, with the warehouse managers, we are glad to inform the general public that we are putting on a boxing sales bonanza, offering partially damaged consciences to assist those…
Deviated Deviant – A Poem by Bolutife Oluwadele
Deviated Deviant I carved my name in protest on the wall, With acid words and principle’s sharp knife. I stood a shadow, slender, straight, and tall, And swore a fiercer, more authentic life. My creed was painted in a brilliant hue The grey…
Politics of Cross Carpeting – By Bolutife Oluwadele
Politics of Cross Carpeting Beneath the vaulted chamber’s stone, A choice is made, a shift is known. The member rises, walks the aisle, A changed allegiance, gone the smile That once was shared with party peers Through common hopes and…
Random Musings – By Bolutife Oluwadele
“Hey, where is your brother?” “I don’t know.” “You don’t know where your brother is?” “You don’t know where your son is?” “That is why I asked.” “I am not his father.” “Really?” “He is not my son.” “A brother should know where his other brother is.” “A…
Work and ‘Chop’ – By Bolutife Oluwadele
Recently, I was having a conversation with someone. Our discussion dovetailed to the olden days and how well we lived. Out of many stories I shared, one readily comes to mind today. In those days, when we were sent on errands of any kind, there was…
You Want To Write, But You Are Blank – By Bolutife Oluwadele
I thought I had addressed this issue when I wrote “When I am not Writing.” However, a question in that regard was asked again by one of my followers on LinkedIn. The question goes thus: “But I have a question though, how do we deal with a situation where…
Sarcasm in Writing – By Bolutife Oluwadele
It was Oscar Wilde who said that “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence.” We could also assume that the bolded part was even sarcastic. A lot of writers use sarcasm not to mock but to achieve something similar to what…
The Geometry of Truth – A Poem by Bolutife Oluwadele
The Geometry of Truth… The fact is not a single, solid stone, A simple thing to clutch and call one’s own. It is a cut-glass prism, multi-faced, Where every angle, light and dark, is placed. One face is Law, a cold and measured line, A…