A Hibiscus for Adam #Stories4Health

I watch Hawwa water the hibiscus in the garden this morning like she had been doing for a week now, every day since Adam died. She said it was her way of remembering him, of not fully losing him. “Uncle liked hibiscuses”, she said. “He lined the fence of his home in Lagos with it.” […] More

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IT WAS IN YOUR EYES

It was in your eyes.  Your big brown intelligent eyes  And the way they looked at me that August night  It was the first time I saw you. It was Arinda’s birthday party  You were the birthday boy (Arinda’s boyfriend) and I was the best friend  But we could not stop staring at each other; […] More

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