OFFICERS IN BLACK by Ijalusi Oluwatola Samuel
Black shirt on black britches Black belts fastened around waist Black shoes on feet Black beret belled Insignia on shoulders V-Badges of red With sticks and guns Arrived in troops...
YOU WILL NEVER by Osoba Taiwo Peter
You will never see me stumble You will never see me crumble You will never see me fall I will forever stand tall You will never see me cry I...
148 by Lebile Melt Tosin
148 not just a number Not the winning vote of Nigeria Or the lotto grand prize But lives that depart the nation I so much treasure The gone numbers The...
MEMORIES by Eseohe Pearl Ebhota
Walking down the path behind my house Thoughts filled my head Images of the past Came to mind Lost in thoughts My mind began to drift Like a ship Being...
FINGER TIPS by Oluwa Seun Tiwistar
Now, only our finger tips are holding The love we once held with our hearts The bond we treasured and held sacred The horse that ran a thousand mile And...
HIS MERCY by Ojo Adwale Iyanda
Jesus or thousand dollars, a shout Jesus or mansion, a loud outcry Jesus or flying car, still scared Jesus or glimpsy queen, he asked and through that tiny flesh that...
HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS! by Moses Oluwatobi Adebayo
Hail, king of the Jews! A crown of hawthorns on's head, Offer him more bitzered wine from yews; Poor Nazerene, come do that thou said, To destroy this temple, made...
SONGS AND DAUGHTERS by Faithfulness Okom
Our songs and daughters remain our pride and delusional paradise Our songs are sweet like fresh sugarcane soaked in undiluted honey Crispy to the mouth Engaging to the ears Shoulder...
THE UMBRELLA AFTER RAIN by Ayoola Olanrewaju
It is yet this confusion train This victory, the change and noise of doom I have begged the thought a flick of freet And muster the strength to sing...
THE CHILD IS A CLOTHE by Ayoola Olanrewaju
This regalia fades with time The search is a breath in a clothe A breathless clothe is a breed of nakedness And a shame that is ashamed. Edun is biting...