HEARTFELT by Abeeb Bin As-Sodiq
Heard of a matter within me prowls? Such jolly maid with celestial phiz Twain-fair as Elysium's walls Of dearly beauty thrice natural blest That soothe all eye-ills 'pon gazing; Its...
WE SMELL LIES, WE SELL TRUTH by Oloyede Joshua Adekunle
Family favours favouritism Mothers' favourites,sons Fathers'apple eyes,daughters We smell lies Lies' tie tied around our cords Teachers teaching cheat Cheat cheating teachers Corruption crisis Broken walls falling We smell lies...
BREAD AND BUTTER by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu
Never had it ever been heard That crab and scorpion lived under one roof But you say let’s call a spade a spade Same flesh we wear, same image so...
MYSTERY by Uchenna Odukwu
Staring at the sky above As soft as the shadows I wonder if there is a place above Containing millions of souls, And a person greater And older than the...
WHY THEN SHOULD WE DO GOOD by Joseph Omojuwa
Humanity! Your friends are your foes. I have witnessed the love that you share, Not just the price to redeem their woes, But you have also built shelter for our...
A POT OF HAPPY STEW by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
[caption id="attachment_19549" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] A POT OF HAPPY STEW by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson[/caption] Read text of poem here: 'A POT OF HAPPY STEW'
CARRION FOR THE GODS 3: THE SILENT OBSERVER by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Drumbeats, Dawn met her again on her rickety stool. Her eyes had seen what her mouth would always whisper; Was it Ashake's adoption (Aye! That was her name - The...
CHANGE HAS COME by Sunsampaul Egwu
¶ Now that change has come. I'll sail through the deadly moon of our ancestors, to appease the gods of the forest. So our sisters will return to us not...
ART AND WAR by Joshua Omena
Tonight is war The Word war one No intended pun The battle line is drawn On paper with ink On canvas with oil The war on imagination soil Where the...
MAMA PUT by Edward Babatunde
She is the one To whom we run, Mother of all hungry souls; She keeps no barrier or divide No matter where you may reside. “Come one, come all,” Be...