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Not too long ago
I met my first
Lagos tech bro
He appeared well-mannered
I almost didn’t believe it

Our first conversation
Went very well
He asked about my day,
And when we could see

Our second conversation
I lined up the question.
“How come a guy like you
Is single?”
The answer was both hilarious and disappointing.

“When you say single, do you mean single
As in not married
Or single, as in not dating?”

Now, this was a man
Who had spoken with urgency about taking me
Out on a date that same week
I responded, confused and amused;
“How about you answer both?”
Long story short, he has a girlfriend, but …

Emem Attah

Emem Attah is a lawyer by education, an event host by profession, and a singer for recreation. But before all that jazz, poetry had always been her jam. It was her first love, sort of.

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