ANGELS

“This boy looks so quiet that you can hear the sound of air around him” People say as he passes by every time. A complete nerd! From his scrubby hair to thick glasses down to his big shoes supporting his pulled up shorts. However no one knows the emotional anguish lurking in him.. The tears…

INSPIRATION

Finding inspiration In the midst of objection Channels affection to the meaningless And attention to the profitless The feelings that envelope The optimism that elopes Succumb to the fear of annihilation And the distress of renunciation The silence of withdrawal Reaches out to the voice of laxity The utterance of affinity Fetches an audience of…

THE ZEPHYR

Tick, tock, tick tock, Michael counted the clicks, as death flashed a light as he strolled by. He attempted to avoid death’s gaze by looking left and right but the beam directly fell on his face in whichever direction he turned his head. He couldn’t escape today. There was no way He was breaking free…

EMBRACE

At 03:09 a.m., glimmers of light streamed across my ward cubicle, as the main door of my hospital room opened. It wasn’t unusual to see a nurse come and go at any hour. I remained wide awake as I found no peace or rest from the inner turmoil I was facing. My previously “nearly perfect…

HAVE YOU PLANNED FOR YOUR RETIREMENT?

If you are among the 20 – 30 bracket, you might find this post unnecessary and quickly close the tab. But I’m talking to you, don’t go away. Think about it, you are definitely going to retire, your toil is going to come to an end. Will you like to end on a good note…

FROZEN ABDOMEN

He was the talk of the news which kept every radio and tv station grimacing to the utterance of his name. How he rose to such fame was unknown by all and sundry. He was known in the entertainment industry as “the Pop”. I had access to him because we were connected by blood –…

A MAN’S HEALTH – DO MEN REPORT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT ALL?

A 28 year old male college student was found hanging in his hostel room a few hours after he had returned from lectures. It was an event that was least expected, least thought of, and sudden in onset. Many well – wishers blurted out in response to the incident. “I wish I knew what he…

STRESS COPING MECHANISMS

26/07/2019. I was given the opportunity to create awareness on stress and the need to deploy measures to optimize their stress levels- by visiting Shalom Baptist Church. A church filled with energetic and committed young individuals, I found myself leading a song and clapping to the tune of good praise songs, when I had made…

DEPRESSION

“I feel stressed!! I’ve got to find a way to deal with this stress!” I popped off these words several times before I ended the call with a close friend. I specifically chose a rotation I felt I could deal with stress with ease. Why do I feel so burned out? Just like a prequel…

DEPENDENCE

27th June 2018, 08:00am. Amidst the heavy traffic, I managed to get to work early today to start reviews. My current rotation has granted me the opportunity to work with critical preterm babies. A preterm, unfortunately, is born more than three weeks before its estimated due date. It is important to keep such babies in…