Babatunde Fagbayibo

Babatunde Fagbayibo is a Nigerian who resides in South Africa and holds a doctoral degree in international law. He writes regularly on issues of regional integration, governance and democracy in Africa. His poems reflect his passion for Africa. He blogs at http://afrothoughts.wordpress.com.

Death, the dressmaker

Babatunde Fagbayibo New writing 2019-07-24

"All we want deep down is that
perfect dressmaker who
knows when the time is nigh"

Geography

Babatunde Fagbayibo New writing 2019-07-18

"... does my mind only think of geography any time I’m with you?"

Dad's car

Babatunde Fagbayibo New writing 2017-02-10

"On my way to work this morning, I drove behind
an old Jaguar, the same one Dad had mentioned
was his dream car."

Drumbeat

Babatunde Fagbayibo New writing 2017-02-10

"... the drumbeat
will remind you of the debt
of being awake."

Song for Aung (For Aung San Suu Kyi)

Babatunde Fagbayibo 2014-01-10 "An ill-defined oasis
within which freedom
finds an identity,
shape,
hue,
texture,
language."

Truth dies

Babatunde Fagbayibo 2014-01-10 "Truth dies
at the doorstep of fragmented "truths",
and the jostle for supremacy
becomes the norm."