This piece is truly powerful. You’ve used the word 'smile' so many times just to show that, in reality, no one ever smiles in that place. You can really feel the anxiety and the hunger for a smile. Great work!
🙌🏾🙌🏾 I don't even know what to say. I also had the misconception that Lagos was a prosperous city. (Remember those days when Tanzanian and Nigerian actors made movies together?) Thanks for sharing this piece. It warmed my heart when you said your smile makes them laugh. Lagos needs more people like you. Amazing writing🤌🏾
This piece is truly powerful. You’ve used the word 'smile' so many times just to show that, in reality, no one ever smiles in that place. You can really feel the anxiety and the hunger for a smile. Great work!
🙌🏾🙌🏾 I don't even know what to say. I also had the misconception that Lagos was a prosperous city. (Remember those days when Tanzanian and Nigerian actors made movies together?) Thanks for sharing this piece. It warmed my heart when you said your smile makes them laugh. Lagos needs more people like you. Amazing writing🤌🏾
Oh wow. This essay. One of the best I read in a long time. Your writing is so good, my friend.