THIS IS NOT FLATTERY by Joshua Levites
This is not flattery, Just some words for a beauteous lady Whose heart is more beautiful Than palm trees against an ocean breeze. This is no overpraise, Just kind words...
WHO AM I? by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
Who am I that you should keep me in mind? That you should demonstrate your might? From the dark dungeon full of dung, You drew me out with your arm...
POET OF THE WEEK: “I HAVE AN UNEXPLAINABLE PASSION FOR POETRY” – OLAJUWON JOSEPH OLUMIDE
OLAJUWON JOSEPH OLUMIDE is a poet, novelist, journalist, artist, musician, and teacher – the all-round art lover. Though Olumide has not authored any book, his writers have appeared on many platforms...
KISS WITH THE FIST by Ojembe Victor
The cathedral down the lane Fully eclipsed with naïve souls The resonating bells Ushering the love birds We saw flowers Dropping from engraved plates With hands locked in sweetness They...
JOURNEYS IN THE HEART by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu
Things that pass through the heart Are cheetah that runs immeasurable speed Fast past the lanes of lonesome walls The blood painted streets That suppress the shouts of a thousand...
ENDANGERED SPECIE by Emeyazia Iwediokpulu Chukwudi
The darker your skin The more suspicious you become I remember vividly while germinating They said the Devil is black. As if that isn't satisfactory They came up with... Black-Panther,Black-Box,Black-Maria,...
EMOTIONALLY DISABLED by Ezeokoye Vanessa Onyinye
The storm wavers not anymore The streamed spring flows not anymore The intense feelings all depreciated Why not come and make my soul free again? I have loved But losing...
LET ME THROUGH by Olutosin Ayodeji
Let me through the weary times When the wind will push the day When the night will cloud my tears When my lips will kiss again Let me through the...
THE DAY HOPE DIED by Omotayo Awoyemi
The day Hope died, It died on the street, it was speared by the thorns of roses. It's soul ascended with the scent of the bloom To the dreaded gate...
NEO-COLOMENTAL by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu
And the gods came Making three mountains one Striping the hood naked In the name of clothing Crudity in the name refining And the gods left For the godsons Neo-colomental...