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The Games We Play with Love

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TheDevilsTuna @thedevilstuna.bsky.social · 6d

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 2d

"They say love is a straight path: give your best, receive theirs in return. But that is a lie. Love is unkind to the weak, generous to the selfish, and cruelly memorable to those left behind."

Read - 'The Games We Play with Love'

#fiction #love #flashfiction

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Another Saturday Afternoon

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 6d

Born in flame,
raised by steel

The blacksmith’s will
rings through fire

Each strike,
a prophecy

Each blade,
a promise

From ashes,
a sword emerges,
sworn to lead.

Bathed in blood,
thirsting for more.

#poetry #ash #vss365 #forge #sword #blacksmith #metal

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 10d

"He was everywhere: in the photos, the paintings, the clothes folded neatly in the closet, and the coffee mug with his initials that she still refused to use."

Read - 'Another Saturday Afternoon'

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#fiction #death #grief #flashfiction

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 11d

The tears
fall faster
when there’s pain
lurking behind

The fist
clenches harder
when vengeance
won’t let go

The soul
churns through memories,
turning love
to #pulp

wet and weightless
in the gut.

#vss365 #poetry #love #revenge #heartbreak #vss

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 12d

The Mastermind

Above it all;
scheming,
plotting.

Proactive,
never reacting

Quick to strike,
yet,
patient
at the right time

Bold,
daring

Cold,
calculating

No rescue,
no #oasis

No pawn
too precious,

Ruthless
in his cunning.

#poetry #vss365 #vss #evil #plan #genius

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you so much!

The Weight of Silence in Relationships

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 13d

I don’t know
what to call it

But
everything else
just fades out,
soft and slow,
into a #blur

For,
in a crowd of people,
I only see you

Whether anigh,
or
in the distance;

I only have,
eyes for you.

#poetry #vss365 #love #photograghy #vss

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 15d

Sometimes, love is less about what we say and more about what lingers between the words.

Here’s a piece I just wrote: "The Weight of Silence in Relationships.”

#nonfiction #love #relationships #Communication

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Of Love and the Silence Between Words

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 15d

"I start there, hoping the tears and alcohol don’t ruin my chances tonight. But I don’t care!

Even though I can tell that you are all dressed up to go out on a date with him, I don’t care."

Choose Me - A Love Story!

#fiction #love #flashfiction

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Choose Me!

A Love Story

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 18d

I could be
singing
#sonorous songs

or saying
these words to you
in person.

But until
I earn the grace
of your presence,

I’ll blow kisses
into the wind

soft, steady,
and sure

till they land
on your lips.

#poetry #vss365 #love #kiss #wind

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 19d

Take me back
to nights
of #caprice,

where our love
was magic

and hope
had no expiry.

Take me away
from this ache

into the warmth
of your arms

where our future
once dreamed itself
alive.

#poetry #vss365 #love #regret

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 20d

A dinner table once held love, laughter, and ritual. Years later, it became the stage of rejection and shame.

Read The Dinner Table — a story of love eroded and the cruel weight of expectation.

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#fiction #love #dinnertime #culture #Nigeria #marriage

The Dinner Table

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 19d

Love is in every single soul. In the rituals of our beings and in the actions of our bodies.

Love is everything we do!

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JoeVe @josephjveverka.bsky.social · 20d

I asked the dog what does unconditional love look like, while I was petting him. He jumped up and gave two soft barks and a cry like when he wants something and his tail went craxy. Then I said, yes I know.

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 20d

This is not,
a mistake

or a random
#eventuality

This,
is a miracle

For,
you choose
to love me

and no one,
else.

#Prompt - @genevatow.bsky.social

#poetry #vss365 #love #romance #forever #miracle

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 20d

This is not,
a mistake

or a random
#eventuality

This,
is a miracle

For,
you choose
to love me

and no one,
else.

#Prompt - @genevatow.bsky.social

#poetry #vss365 #love #romance #forever #miracle

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you!

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 20d

A dinner table once held love, laughter, and ritual. Years later, it became the stage of rejection and shame.

Read The Dinner Table — a story of love eroded and the cruel weight of expectation.

medium.com/from-page-to...

#fiction #love #dinnertime #culture #Nigeria #marriage

The Dinner Table

Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 23d

The water
is calm

Smoother,
than the beatings
on my heart

#Perhaps,
peace
lies in the deep

In the trench,
fading away
from everything

#poetry #vss365 #water #deep #loneliness #MentalHealth #depression

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 24d

The bolts
are crackling

#Catastrophe
trailing every strike

The particles
are flying

Eeriness
blowing loudly
with each gust

The clouds
are roaring

Barking
shudders of worry
and despair

The skies
are weeping
endless torrents
of tempests
and destruction
#poetry #vss365 #storm

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 26d

I had a list,
of things to buy

To #stock up,
for the time
away from you

But,
as I check
the items
off this list

I see
that the most important thing,
was never there
to begin with-

You!

#poetry #vss365 #COVIDー19 #lockdown #coronavirus #love

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 27d

And yet...

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Fọlábòmí Àmọ̀ó @folabomi.bsky.social · 29d

I was only supposed to write a few… but then 699 more happened.

Hello, no. 700!

Behind the Curtains - A Short Story

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#fiction #flashfiction #love #heartbreak

Behind the Curtains