25 Lessons From A 25-year-old 20s

25 Lessons From A 25-year-old

Over the main course of my life, foolishness and wisdom have both sought my companionship...

AmifeMarch 1, 2025

Mu Omi Sùúrú Poems & Stories

Mu Omi Sùúrú

My first poem with a Yoruba title—who would have thought the day would both exist…

AmifeJanuary 16, 2025

World Outside, World Inside Poems & Stories

World Outside, World Inside

I was prompted to write a poem on space; a task I quickly concluded was…

AmifeAugust 14, 2024

Tears Poems & Stories

Tears

I cry happy. I cry sad. I cry because life is and I too, am...

AmifeMarch 27, 2024

The House Is Empty Poems & Stories

The House Is Empty

Can I go back to being a child? One who had a house full of…

AmifeOctober 22, 2023

For Okapi Poems & Stories

For Okapi

A poem on pleasure, this is a piece I wrote to describe core feelings and…

AmifeMay 5, 2023

Malimbe Without Perch Poems & Stories

Malimbe Without Perch

The Ibadan malimbe is a species of bird endemic to Nigeria. First discovered in the…

AmifeDecember 13, 2022

Wordsmiths Poems & Stories

Wordsmiths

And me, I think writers are some of the most powerful people on earth...

AmifeJuly 16, 2022

The Self-Help Library: 5 Lessons From “101 Essays” 20s

The Self-Help Library: 5 Lessons From “101 Essays”

I shall precede with this riveting John Locke quote: “Reading furnishes the mind only with…

AmifeJune 30, 2022

The Power of Documenting Your Life Self

The Power of Documenting Your Life

Ever so often, I write in my journal and it has impacted my life tremendously.…

AmifeApril 23, 2022

Weeping Clouds Poems & Stories

Weeping Clouds

An ode to rain…she keeps falling this heavily, she’ll pick it up someday...

AmifeFebruary 15, 2022

The Color Orange Poems & Stories

The Color Orange

I’ve never tested out fictional poetry before. To be honest, I don’t even know if…

AmifeSeptember 5, 2021

Lemon Freeze Poems & Stories

Lemon Freeze

For the longest time in my life, I had endless regrets. One after the other,…

AmifeApril 17, 2021