LIVE…
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Live...[/caption] Today you are alive For a special purpose. To achieve it, strive! He that gives you breath Will guide you through; There's no reason to...
THE FOURSOME (on the Aluu killings by Princess Okolie)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="305"] The Fearsome Foursome[/caption] Gory has become their glory. Who shall attest the test? Hope is nearly gone. But my generation is not done. Fate has dealt...
HAVE YOU NOT HEARD? (Gossiping our miseries by Owokere A. Etim)
[caption id="attachment_976" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Have You Not Heard?[/caption] Have you not heard? That upon the sands of Aluu, Murder appeases a crime? That the men of Aluu, threw stones For...
TIME BOMBS BENEATH OUR PILLOWS (by Surhdique Adeogun)
[caption id="attachment_965" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Time Bomb Beneath Our Pillows[/caption] I laid quietly in bed When it detonated – The soul sniffing device. I heard their screams – my neighbors From...
BEASTS OF ALUU (on the Aluu killings by Francis Achonu Egu)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="349"] Beasts of Aluu[/caption] I saw the video I saw their faces I heard the story I heard their grunts I reached for tears I reached for...
THE MAIDEN (by Ezebuike Temple)
[caption id="attachment_950" align="aligncenter" width="165"] The Maiden[/caption] Fair maiden of Ogbor A raft of green-tingled lashes I watched you drink from the cup of tattered dreams, And nibble at the food...
SUPPLICATION (prayer of a contrite heart by Jack Vince)
[caption id="attachment_939" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Supplication[/caption] Dear Lord I need you in my life – Not the edge of my sharp knife. What need have I for dope Since your word...
THAT GIRL…
[caption id="attachment_929" align="aligncenter" width="300"] That Girl...[/caption] She is the personification Of beauty in motion. She is the notes on the sheet That guides the drummer's beat. She is the scent...
WaZoBia NUTS (a Nigerian Satire)
[caption id="attachment_925" align="aligncenter" width="300"] WaZoBia Nuts[/caption] You that say Nigeria is but a map And call that we knife out borders – No more sisters and brothers! Here I'll brew...
IS THERE A BETTER TOMORROW? (by Moses Opara)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="355"] Is There A Better Tomorrow?[/caption] Sometimes, Rejection makes us feel worthless. Like all efforts are wasted And all hope lost. Yet, we try harder! Face painted...