MERCHANTS OF TRUTH: by Awa Chigozie Jerome
The people's silence curled around a thorn caressing the walls of their tongues a caveat dressed in blood maiming their tongues with rods painted in colours of fire from bravery,their...
THE PATH OF HISTORY: by Ayodeji A. Adeyemi
Toiling and thumping in the pains of history freedom they say was all we needed we roll and boil in the bloodbath of slavery our kindred always the sacrificial lamb...
CRIES FROM SOWETO: by Ayodeji A. Adeyemi
Cries from Soweto Ashes to ashes dust to dust when shall we stop ubieting our bald sons? or when shall we cease nursing our uglified rape victims? songs of sorrow...
A WISP OF MEMORY: by Peter Jokoh
Fun filled days of my yesterpast How I wished it would forever last Thunders didn't rumble when we met But something more than natural we did felt Back then when...
SEASON OF NO LIGHT: by Olajide Teniola
Behold the night As black as the sour-faced tar Harvest season for soul hunters Behold the night I say, season without light Enthralled uncanny feeling On the residents of the...
DELILAH’S DEN: by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale
She came from a region Where men ignored their cultures They formed a religion And made their gods with sculptures She asked how long I pray to my God For...
YOUTHFUL DREAMS: by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale
He’s just a teenager A kid from down the block Might put himself in danger If he stays from the flock He needs to take it slow There’s still plenty...
LIFE IS TOIL: by Oluwa Seun Tiwistar
Leave it at it For there can't be sun and no heat Even to breathe is an act Nothing is free, not on earth The bird that refuse to swing...
TIME WILL TELL (A PROPHECY) by Adeosun Pelumi
A time shall come when the prolific garden in our heart shall burn down to ashes A time shall come when nightmares assail our sleep, chastising dreams with unleashed terror....
LONG AWAITED DAY: by Benjamin Elemide
Tell crusaders of lies the truths They never wished to hear from mouths: Lies wont sell, buyers broke to pay, On that day; long awaited day. None is present at...