Author: Mariam Shittu

  • POEM| I Don’t Want To Run Away

    POEM| I Don’t Want To Run Away

    It feels like this is it what I’ve been waiting for I’ve hit the jackpot but I can’t feel the wins

  • POEM| I Don’t Belong Here

    POEM| I Don’t Belong Here

    deafening music, 
clicking glasses, 
spilling drinks, 
faces I don’t recognize 
staring right at me

  • POEM| Picture Perfect

    POEM| Picture Perfect

    If I could paint a picture of the life I want, I’ll choose lots of sunshine rainbows and butterflies. I’ll choose lots of laughter peace and joy.

  • Procrastination: 7 Easy Ways To Stop Procrastinating

    Procrastination: 7 Easy Ways To Stop Procrastinating

    Are you a procrastinator? Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished. It is a habitual or intentional delay of starting or finishing a task despite its negative consequences. In essence, you know there is something important you have to do now, but you will rather push it for later.

  • Why Do We Say Things We Don’t Mean?

    Why Do We Say Things We Don’t Mean?

    I find myself saying things I don’t mean often not because I wish to lie but more because I have automatic replies I’ve constructed in my head.

  • Travel| Exploring Ghanaian Food

    Travel| Exploring Ghanaian Food

    One of the most enjoyable aspects of visiting a new country is trying out its local cuisine. I always make a point of eating food I’ve never had before when I get the opportunity to, even back home in Nigeria. I’m not about to name all the weird things I’ve eaten in this post but…

  • POEM| Just For A Little While

    POEM| Just For A Little While

    I’m going to take a seat order a drink and talk to you just for a little while

  • POEM| Ifs

    POEM| Ifs

    Sometimes I wonder 
if I’m a burden 
if I’m fulfilling a purpose 
if I’m barely existing not living 
if I shouldn’t have quit that job 
or turned down that offer 
if I shouldn’t have used those words

  • Short Poems About Love – VOL #2

    Short Poems About Love – VOL #2

    Hi everyone, hope you had a creative week. As promised, I’m back with the second edition of short poems about love. There are five poems in this post, have a look and let me know which one you like/resonates with you most.

  • POEM| Beautiful

    POEM| Beautiful

    Beautiful; the adjective, is used too lightly and too often it’s lost it’s essence.

  • My 2018 Reading List

    My 2018 Reading List

    I read 31 books in 2018(not all books pictured), 7 books more than I did in 2017 but 4 books less than my target of 35 books. I love reading. It’s a form of escape. It’s a way to acquire vast knowledge and information. It’s also a way to grow and be a better version…

  • SHORT STORY| Not Again

    SHORT STORY| Not Again

    A loud bang and glass shattered all around me. “Not again” was the first thought that came to my head. I was in shock but only for a millisecond this time. I grabbed my bag from the floor, held on tight to my phone, turned my back towards them and told my brother to drive.