Year: <span>2013</span>

POETRY

HER VIRGINITY

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9206" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Her Virginity][/caption]Once upon a time, our sister knew no man – a virgin Until the day gigantic penises snuck into the story Hungry lions, they...

POETRY

IS DAD GOD?

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9208" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Is Dad God?][/caption]He rules us – a fiery beast Supreme! Unquestionable fist He says he knows what’s best for all Through winter, summer, spring and...

POETRY

ODE TO EDUCATION

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9209" align="aligncenter" width="358"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Ode To Education][/caption]I. My heart bleeds... Remembering the second-to-none standards of gone days Of studying without encumbering thoughts of discontinuation These days the fettle of...

POETRY

I’LL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE HER STAY

Oku-ola Abiola PaulDecember 13, 2013August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9207" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I'll Do Anything TO Make Her Stay][/caption]“What did you eat?” ''I ate rice'' I'll say Though it's garri that fills my inner pit ...I'll do...

POETRY

THE SONG OF A STREET CHILD

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 13, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9210" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Song Of Street Child][/caption]Condemned to life in the streets Forced to stand on my feet I make my home in urban slums And find...

POETRY

WHEN EARTH SPEAKS

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 13, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9211" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [When Earth Speaks][/caption]I've seen it all came alive from the very first break of light and words Said this oak to his descendants borne from...

POETRY

THE POET SPEAKS

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9195" align="aligncenter" width="457"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Poet Speaks][/caption]These pages I found without breath Cold and listless like dying patients struggling for air With the blood of my imagination I brought...

POETRY

AFRICAN WOMAN

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 12, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9193" align="aligncenter" width="467"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [African Woman][/caption]No shame, to be proud of my skin Mr. Rice's vessels can't tame the rich black blood That flows in my veins Graceful lands,...

POETRY

THE MESSIAHS

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9194" align="aligncenter" width="476"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Messiahs][/caption]Behold the old serpents in new scales ... sweet-talking, that our lives shall be like honey juice ... promising to give us the dividends...

POETRY

MOURN–u–MENTAL

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 11, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9178" align="aligncenter" width="401"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mourn-u-mental][/caption]When I've lived a life of love When I've showered you with care When my lips at last are sealed in the silence of death...

Year: 2013

HER VIRGINITY

IS DAD GOD?

ODE TO EDUCATION

I’LL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE HER STAY

THE SONG OF A STREET CHILD

WHEN EARTH SPEAKS

THE POET SPEAKS

AFRICAN WOMAN

THE MESSIAHS

MOURN–u–MENTAL

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