I THOUGHT I WAS A POET by Ikirigo Sokari Jeremiah
I thought I was a poet, richly endowed as one can be As daily I keep dropping my lines, free for all here to see Believing am the best, but...
NOT ONLY THE BRAVE SURVIVE by Nnawuihe Wisdom Chisom
I'll tell you of many sacred voices About life's inclinations on the maps Of many's wants and needs, The laments and cursing of the pains That makes their eyes the...
MY LADY, MY MISTRESS by Adeosun Pelumi
Oh! How my sodden heart leaped when I saw her, She is mine and I would fight war III to keep her so But when the ambiance of her presence...
DECEMBER 32ND by Goodness Ayoola
i. (rising action) this day i met stupor we slept on the same bed... the goblin in demonic goggles stood and read the book of doom he was the priest...
BETTER NIGERIA STARTS TODAY by Stephen Oluwaseyi
Life had given birth to great heroes Whose works are still speaking Though they made great history They are yesterday When are we going to stop looking back? To limb...
STRANGERS ON EARTH by Charles Bernard
Before us, many were After us, many will come Same sun, Same moon Same struggles and troubles Where are we headed? If not a gigantic circle From dusk to dawn...
MADNESS IN MUSIC (THE PIANIST) by Ifeoluseyi Ifeoluwapo Ifeyemi
The Pianist, A docile predator, With soothing claws, On his prey; coloured like good and evil. Far from the realm of sanity, He thumbs with maddening strain, The very citadel of...
KISSES by Ifeoluseyi Ifeoluwapo Ifeyemi
K-nots knitted by lusty lips. I-nnundating emotions of love conquered hearts, S-easoned with passions erupting erection; S-lammed on the alter of consummation, E-nveloping bodies in immense ecstasy. S-alutiferous like the...
LAST NIGHT I BECAME YOURS by Uduak Ukpong
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LAST NIGHT… by Uduak Ukpong
Last night I saw heaven in you Like whispers, you breathe words into me Telling me how precious I am “You are special” You called my name You called me...