THE SORROWS OF CHILDHOOD, A New Novel Coming Soon!

The story takes a deep plunge into the era, before, during and after the slave trade in Africa, and its inimical effects on the life of a teenage girl. In the book, Nwougo, the first person narrator, tells from her hospital bed, at an old age, a tragic but inspiring story of struggling with life as a slave girl, coupled with the emotional trauma of being sexually abused, and being a mother at a tender age, the pains of being denied her right to education because of discrimination against the girl child, and the tragedy of loosing her parents who could not survive the brutality of slavery.

  At the end of the slave trade, Nwougo goes to stay with her aunt, Adanne in Lagos state, located in Western Nigeria, a visit she thought will change her life for the better, but rather turned out to be one in which she was subjected to all sorts of mistreatment, introduced into prostituition and denied the opportunity of being well-educated. Upon discovering her aunt's intentions to traffic her to Europe, where she would be used as a commercial sex partner, Nwougo fled home, and began her journey of survival.

   Staged in the western part of Africa and Europe, it is a story that addresses the grave effects of slavery, the sexual and physical abuse the African child faces, and the injustices meted out against the girl child and women in general, evidenced in her denial of educational rights for the sake of her sex. It explores the socio-cultural beliefs of the traditional Igbo society, that longed believed women are meant to be chaste housewives and mothers, and therefore should not be allowed to go to school. It is a tale of sorrow, tragedy, a painful life, love and the pleasant rewards of facing life with much grit and  resilience inspite of its unfairness. At the end of the day,  through a twist of fate, Nwougo finds the love of her life in the person of Jide, the son of Mrs. Fumilayo, a lady who picked her up from the street and helped her, and this helped her process of healing and  recovery, as she also learnt to give back to her community and be of inspiration to those affected by the same ordeal. The story uses non-fictional places, and events to tell a fictional story.

 

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Copyright Lysious

YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN LOVE!

I was like a babe,
In the world of love,
But you nurtured me,
Till I was mature,
I was a freshman,
In the school of love,
But you tutored me,
Till I was learned,
Girl, you showed me the light,
And made me believe in love,

I was a skeptic,
A non-believer,
Then you came along,
Took me by the hand,
Showed me the pathway,
Bathe me in true love,
Clothe me with great care;
Opened my blind eyes,
Brought to me the future,
And made me believe in love,

You defined passion,
So pure and perfect,
You birth affection,
So true and tested,
That I seek none else,
In my weaknesses,
Loved and cherished me,
Girl in my life-book,
You wrote a new chapter,
And made me believe in love!

LETTERS TO A DISTANT QUEEN II

To what shall I liken this feeling?
It's like the morning of spring,
When the plants know,
And the sun knows as it glows,
That after days of cold wintery nights,
It's time to give up the fights,
As it buds and blossoms,
To what shall I liken this feeling?
It's like a leap in your heart,
As your composure is torn apart,
As your eyes meet the one for whom your heart pants,
And you just know she's the one,


Our universe throbs with delicate creatures, so ravishing,
My heart and mind are befuddled with sights so confusing,
My friends and folks tell me to start choosing and stop searching,
But I know my heart seeks,
Not for apparently beautiful picks,
But for beauty beyond the eyes, inward and true,
Do I soar to the skies,
For love heartfelt and true...

TO BE CONTINUED
Copyright Lysious.

JUST TO BE WITH YOU...III

Sweetie, please come home, for I feel loneliness in my spine,
And like a baby, all I do is pine,
For the comfort of your presence,
For in it, I find my true essence;
And all I want to do is to be with you,

I just want to feel the love-rhythm of your tender heart,
As it pounds through your luscious bosoms,
I just want to lie cuddled up with you,
Feel the warmth of your dark and beautiful skin,
And stare into your sparkling eyes,
As I behold your radiating countenance,
For this is all I desire in this world-to be with you.

JUST TO BE WITH YOU...II : The Persona's Emotions Run Wild as he anticipates the return of his wife.

Oh! I can't wait for your return,
For then my soul shall experience a reborn,
As we shall both unite in a night long of passion,
Ignited by the warmth of our bodies' fusion,
For all I want to do is to be with you,


Angel, it's a cold winter night,
The mattresses feel even colder tonight,
And I just want to feel the sensuousness and fullness of your tender lips,
As it touches my love-sick lips,
And the thrashing of your hips,
As your luscious thighs clasp around my sex-sick hips,
For all I really yearn is to be with you...

TO BE CONTINUED
Copyright Lysious

I'LL HOLD YOU CLOSE III-There's no Parting...Till my dying day!

So I'll hold you close,
Through the darkest of nights,
I'll hold you close,
In the midst of turbulent plights,
I'll hold you close,
Though my sorrows bear long,
I'll hold you close,
For you will be my joy-song,
I'll hold you close,
Beyond the borders of mortality,
I'll hold you close,
Even as I transcend unto eternity,
I'll hold you close!

I'LL HOLD YOU CLOSE II

My love, this is all I wanna do,
This is all I long for,
To forever be with you,
And to know your love is for sure,
So through the coldness of life,
In the midst of my loneliness and sadness,
I'll hold you close,
To feel the comforting-warmth of your tender skin;
The closeness that makes my sorrows lean,
For with you, all my sorrows are turned to joy,

Honey, here is my only want,
Here is all I need,
That you remain to me, a God-sent,
And through it all, remain my heart's lead,
So through the turbulence that confronts us,
In the midst of our troubles, though the world be against us,
I'll hold you close,
To hear you say, "I'm still your own",
And to hear you mutter, "I'll never leave you alone",
'Cos with you by my side, I'll rise to any challenge...