TOLU'S DIARY

TUESDAYS 10AM

Hi diary,

I had promised to tell you tales from the moonlight

Here it is:

I once visited a man,

In his courtyard

He was served hot amala and okra soup by his pretty wife

A jar was also on ground

The way he sipped from the calabash made me request for mine

He had a grey moustache which serves as the sieve for the liquid

Before entering his wide mouth 👄 and then gulping

As he uncovered the meal,

Swarm of housefly showed up

At first, he chased them off with his palm

He hardly ate five morsels,

As the houseflies engaged him in a battle .

I held my calabash of palm wine to myself and said

"Sir, I think it's better if you eat indoor since the balcony has been invaded by flies"

He replied "Just keep on watching my son, I'll deal with them mercilessly"

At this point he was very angry

He folded his arms and watched the houseflies on rampage

As he watched on frankly,

The flies mounted on the okra soup since the amala seems too hot

It was then he banged the dish with his fists

The earthenware soup bowl broke into pieces as it's content spilled

He said "you see I've dealt with them"

I laughed hysterically at his folly then congratulated him for the feat.

Coming up with more juicy stories,

Stay fresh till then

Kisses 💋 and hugs.

Fasuyi Tolulope Samuel is a budding poet and novelist. He has featured in two ebook publications; Woman vs Man: A cultural difference and 'A woman's pot, a man's stomach': A collection of poem on delicacies both by Sandra T. Adeyeye. He has a B.Sc Hons in Microbiology from Adekunle Ajasin university, Akungba-Akoko Ondo state. A lover of artwork, music and football. Tolu hails from Akure in Ondo state. The single Youngman is interested in taking Africa to the world with his style of writing.

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