Sam vs. Ugandan Wildlife

Ever wanted to visit East Africa for a taste of its wild life?  Well, here is a little taste of wildlife heaven from the planes of Uganda. Meet Sam Balyejusa, the genius behind these excellent shots.

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Unassuming

An original by Oluwatobilola J. Agboola. All Rights Reserved ©

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Can we mend broken pieces of trust

trampled beneath the feet of deceit?

Forgotten Lover

An Apoetsbrain Original 2011 ©

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It appears you must always be by my side

For me to think more about you.

I know I may promise  you now

That I will think about you everyday that you are away,

But we both know that is untrue.

Incredible Paintings by Artist Yun Bang

It is always so exciting to discover that so many people around us secretly lead truly extraordinary lives full of extraordinary potential! 

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About Yun Bang

Yun Bang is a Korean-born artist. 

True Laughter

Have you laughed? I mean really truly laughed.

You know the type that starts from your feet making your toes curl. That one that travels up your legs making them shake like a leaf in the wind.

That laughter that boils up in your belly like steam in an enclosed space looking for a way out. That one that literally causes you pain until you open your throat and let it all out and open.

Mainstream

Featured Poem written by Bonsu Adjei-Arthur

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‘Sometimes, our best work is done in secret’ they say

But we all crave the day the public gets a hint of ‘our base’

Several stories get lost in the universe like those star gazes

Any reason why heaven does not record the crowd but the secret places?

It’s Our Birthday!

Happy Birthday to me and Happy 4th year anniversary to Apoetsbrain!!!

When My Daughter Turns Five

Featured Poem written by Joan Toluwani Amos ©

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When my first daughter turns five

‘Princess!’ I’ll call her

Waging Peace!

“The real champions are not always those who wage war, or those who pick up arms and go forth to battle in order that they be heard.

The true champions are those who with all their heart wage peace. Those ones that battle their circumstances, their inner demons, and overcome with the weapons of their minds. No blood shed. No love lost. They take the highest road.”

~ Sandra C. Obiora

Fighting the Lonely

An Apoetsbrain Original – All Rights Reserved ©

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I can see it in your eyes that you are lonely.

Beyond your smile, your actions, your clouding thoughts.

Beyond the things you wish to feel, and the things you wish to kill.

Beyond the though thoughts and the though actions.

Unsure

An Apoetsbrain Original Written 24.11.2012

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You are beautiful yet you ask

How beautiful am I?

You are strong yet you look in the mirror thinking.

Am I strong enough?

The Crazy One Within

There is something shocking about how far this other self of mine can go.

This retarded other entity of mine has no inhibitions or limits whatsoever,

But I do, I have to posses some. The lines are clear everywhere I look.

Yet, here I am, crazy within.

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Wholly Reaffirm

A featured poem written by Darlington Kelechi Obiora. All rights reserved ©

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With you, I feel whole and happy.

The minute we part, I feel empty and heavy.

It is like a part of me is no more.

You are my fate. I know.

The centre of my life.

Dipped in Chocolate

“Dipped in chocolate, bronzed in elegance, enameled with grace, toasted with beauty. My Lord, she’s a black woman!”

– Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan

For We Are Now All Mad

By Sandra C. Obiora. Written 28.12.2013

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This morning it felt as though I woke up into twilight.

At some point, twilight became dawn, and dawn was no where to be found.

Colours

Poem by Joe Onginjo ©

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I refuse to be the labels you give me.

2022 Here We Go!

It is always such a wonder when a new year comes around. It is a marvellous thing to be alive. To be breathing, to be thinking, to be feeling, to be sane.

Things may not always be perfect but it is incredible that we have strength in our bones, shelter over our heads, and food to eat.

Looking back at 2021, we see the grace and goodness of God layered heavily on each day.

Thus, for this new year, let’s live in gratitude. Let our testimony always be

“This is a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year, and a life that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. “ Amen

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM APOETSBRAIN UNIVERSE! IT’S A YEAR OF GRATITUDE, PEACE, AND GREAT UNENDING JOY!

The Advent

An Apoetsbrain Original 8/12/21 ©

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One quiet night 2000 plus years ago, heaven and earth collided in silence.

A baby was born.

Born to a virgin.

Born to heal the sick

Born to raise the dead

Decades Come and Go

An Apoetsbrain Original © Written 31st December 2019

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As I look out my window at bleak skies,

As I feel my way through the winter chill

As I think of glories past

As I dwell on things to come.

He Creates

“He makes dry grounds to appear in the midst of the seas, and creates rivers in the deserts.”

~ Apoetsbrain randoms inspired by Isaiah 43:19

Viral

This is a featured piece written by Seni Joshua © All rights reserved.

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They’re the Millennials. The Gen-Zs. The Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat generation.

Fly

Featured Poem written by Joan Toluwani Amos ©

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To the one with whom I share so many things in common

I See Potential

Featured Poem by Olusola Bamisile (BB). All rights reserved ©

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As I journey from one city to another in Nigeria,

And recount all the experiences embedded in every moment

Love Isn’t Perfect

Featured Poem by Olusola Bamisile (BB). All rights reserved ©

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Guess you are waiting to read another sad story

Or the title aligns with your thought process

But permit me to contradict myself

Love is perfect and perfect love chases all fears

Apoetsbrain Photography: The Water Dwellers

An Apoetsbrain Original © All rights reserved.

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Beautiful in their own fins and uniforms.  Swirling, gliding, socializing. Each design so unique. Unapologetic for existing and so alive. These are the usually forgotten water dwellers.

I Dream of a Maze

Poem Written by Krystal Orellano Weldon © 2020

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I Dream of a Maze

I dream of a maze;

My world appears to be a mystery.

Life’s purpose

“Life’s purpose and the perfect rice cooker have similarities. A rice cooker can boil other dishes but it is bought because it is best at cooking rice besides other things it can do. There may be other rice cookers out there, yet, you bought the one you have in your kitchen because it shined to you. It just fit.

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You have been using it all this time and for years because it has been fulfilling it’s key purpose of boiling rice to your satisfaction. The rice cooker that does not know it is a rice cooker, or one that thinks it is a potato boiler will simply never be good enough. Just like this, we all shine when we know, understand, and work at our life’s purpose. Find it, focus on it, work at it.”

~ Analogy by Sandra Chukwudumebi Obiora. All rights reserved ©

Words

Featured Piece written by Derek Oluwamuyiwa Fodeke-Rodgers ©

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If we talked…
If we talked and I spoke sweet words…
If we talked and my words cradled your face like they were hands…
If you heard everything you’ve ever wanted will you truly be happy?
Or would you mimic me?
Whisper the words you want to hear to your self.
Cradle your own face with your own words.

The Missing Game

*Note: This poem has been published with the New York Public Library Zine 2017 ©

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It begins as a creeping thought. Like an itch.

Easy to ignore, difficult to locate.

It graduates into an illness, and soon your mind is stuck on replay.

Like a swarm of butterflies with needles in their mouths.

Stay eager

“Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.”

~ Susan Sontag