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Dec 7, 2022

I Just Got A Clear Understanding Of The Afterlife

Talk about Eureka and revelations! — Let’s call this a semi-rant, semi-diary So I began my swimming classes yesterday. While at the pool, I wanted to document my experience and feeling. I have been doing that lately with pictures. But alas, I forgot to take a picture yesterday (angry face). On my way home, with braids soaking wet from dunking unprotected in…

Swim

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I Just Got A Clear Understanding Of The Afterlife
I Just Got A Clear Understanding Of The Afterlife
Swim

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Nov 16, 2022

Can I Identify As Black?

Navigating the world through the white lens — A poem: BBB I am black I am bold I am beautiful yeaaaa, this gets a lot of applause. A poem: WBB I am white I am bold I am beautiful yea, nahh, nobody ever says that…sorry nahh Ok, another rant or maybe just ruminating thoughts in my head Flashback A few years ago, I tweaked my…

Black

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Can I Identify As Black?
Can I Identify As Black?
Black

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Sep 22, 2022

Finding Home — A Search Forever

When It Is Too Good To Be True; It is too true to be good — I hate rejection No! scratch that, I actually fear rejection. I avoid it at all costs, put away my dreams for so long, and refuse to involve in anything that required an application. For fear of rejection, I never send my poems out for publication or apply to jobs too good for me…

Rejection

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Finding Home — A Search Forever
Finding Home — A Search Forever
Rejection

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Sep 5, 2022

Life of an adventurous nihilist too broke to explore the world

Let’s start with my origin — Nigeria — So I want to explore the world yea, I mean why not? There’s so much to see. When you don't have plans for kids and ‘marriage’ seems like a fairytale, exploring earth seems like the next best thing at 30. But one thing is important — whether kids or spouse…

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Life of an adventurous nihilist too broke to explore the world
Life of an adventurous nihilist too broke to explore the world

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Jun 3, 2022

How To Not Be Stupid

Masking Your Ignorance, or in this case, memory loss, with a sprinkle of shyness, aggressiveness, or nonchalance. — Eureka Exactly 10 years ago, I self-diagnosed myself (as always) of carrying the active ingredients for early Alzheimer's disease. This name popped out of my memory bank as a possible diagnosis on a fateful day when I could not recognise an acquaintance. It was in 2012, on my way back from…

Memory Loss

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How To Not Be Stupid
How To Not Be Stupid
Memory Loss

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May 26, 2022

I’M A NEW CONVERT TO THE NEW RELIGION OF OLD —

New because it's all over the innanet and old because, obviously, it's as old as the stars duuh! — They call it Zodiac, it’s factual just like the holy books, yea, with permissible inconsistency and flaws… and… it can tell you how special or not-special you are. Say Whaaaaat?!! Ok yea, I am a late fan of the Z — to the O — to the D.I.A.C. Years ago, my older sister…

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I’M A NEW CONVERT TO THE NEW RELIGION OF OLD —
I’M A NEW CONVERT TO THE NEW RELIGION OF OLD —

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May 17, 2022

How To Be A Successful Failure Effortlessly

And other self-sabotaging mechanisms — Did you grow up with every adult marvelling at your exceptional brilliance, nodding approvingly, and commenting on how your potential will eclipse the world in a cloud of greatness? Well… that was not me. Lol. Ok. I wasn’t a bad child nor dull. Until High School, I made sure to…

Diaryrant

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How To Be A Successful Failure Effortlessly
How To Be A Successful Failure Effortlessly
Diaryrant

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Mar 20, 2022

I Hate Writing About Myself

Especially for academic or professional purposes — During my recent application for a Master’s degree, I was asked to send a video answering the question “Are you a social innovator” I delayed answering for 4 weeks until the deadline. While having panic attacks and pessimistic reasoning, I wrote this down and made a video “A social innovator’s…

Self Love Or Self Hate

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I Hate Writing About Myself
I Hate Writing About Myself
Self Love Or Self Hate

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Mar 18, 2022

The Next Person That Describes Laziness As ADHD Should Get A Slap

Because I am trying to encourage myself out of my self acknowledged laziness, please don’t give me scientific reasons to remain in this mess of a life that lacks motivation. — 3 facts about me you should know I believe 99.5% that I have ADHD according to many tweets and TikTok videos I didn't know ADHD was a thing until twitter and TikTok and I am not sure the doctors in my country would agree to test me or agree I have it or recommend something serious to…

Adhd

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The Next Person That Describes Laziness As ADHD Should Get A Slap
The Next Person That Describes Laziness As ADHD Should Get A Slap
Adhd

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Feb 12, 2022

I CAME HERE TO CONFESS THE TRUTH

But got distracted by an unfinished story in my draft. — Now, that the intensity of my rant has subsided because I had to finish that story, maybe I can make sense out of this life…or maybe not! THE TRUTH: From the perspective of a non-conformist conformist First, I believe there is a truth for everyone. My truth, your truth, collective truth, acknowledged truth, unknown truth and unfathomable truth.

Truth

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I CAME HERE TO CONFESS THE TRUTH
I CAME HERE TO CONFESS THE TRUTH
Truth

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