The Massacre of General Okoro
Is it funny
or merely coincidental
That, as they killed her son,
She was breastfeeding him?
–Moyo Okediji, MASSACRE OF GENERAL OKORO, pen on paper, 2021.
***Stop Killing Southern Officers
in the Northern Military Academy.
No flag is flying at half-mast
to honor our massacred heroes.
My gallery space, Austin, TX.
Samuel Toba did this portrait of me today. It’s gorgeous. Do you think I should hug…
Accept yourself.
Whatever your failing,
regardless of your weaknesses.
Love and cuddle your life
appreciate the little you have.
Cherish what nature handed you
keep it well
this mini that you have.
ÌMỌ́DÒYE
An Akodi Orisa Sculpture
Ile Ife, Nigeria
January 2019
Artist: Moyo Okediji
Of ego purge me
Of vanity exorcise me
Of hate, of envy, jealousy
Of covetousness cleanse me
Àkòdì Òrìṣà artists painting the outside fence at Ile Ife, Nigeria.