REMEMBER RITA AND DAVE: by Oluwaseun Peters (Tiwistar)
I know of a union strong as liquor Where Dave made promises, everest high That they would soar above their rigor And plant their love in a .. Far from...
GUILTY OF LOVE: by Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwu
I'm in a fix... Betwixt this and that. I owe Peter I owe Paul Grant me amnesty, please! Like Mr. Fix-it Rightly states: 'Who said love ain't war?' Peter I...
BULLY BULLIED: Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwu
You bully You scare me You ride on me You appear mammoth But like the huge tree With a hollow inside Just one tiny cut With my tiny hand On...
KPOHACHIM: by Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwu
Do not cry? Did you really say I shouldn't cry? Twas just yesterday I saw her last. Full of life, Full of smiles. Twas last night I bade her 'Goodnight'...
O! NEVER SAY YE LOVEST ME: by Moses Oluwatobi Adebayo
O! Ne`er say ye lovest me, From cozen nurtured i`thy heart's lee; Sweetly as caesar`s clown: thou oft-speaks, O! Ne`er say thou lovest me; If thy eyne art of whom...
TRUST NONE, EVEN ME! by Moses Oluwatobi Adebayo
Be you and trust none; Nor that eats thy flesh, drinks from thy blood; Beloved, trust none; e'en me, albeit ain't paranoid; But whilst thou must trust, only trust upon...
AGONIES OF THE POOR: by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
Feed us not with lies anymore For our stomach are filled with empty promises. Our protruded bellies are not evidence of good living But of imbalance diet. How long shall...
NIGERIA, THE JOURNEY SO FAR: by Okeme Jerome Akpevwe
Here I come again wise one To sit at your feet And hear those tales about my country, My ears always itch to hear. Tell me how those Oyibos sailed...
BLACK ANTS: Ndukwo Kalu Ugah
A quest in every land Accepting slavery without protest, You peep into the dinner table of your land; Inhabiting many a forest. The sun grazes you so black while in...
ABUJA ACCORD: Awa Chigozie Jerome
Beneath the roofs of vultures The hapless smell of blood roams the air summoning talons to pierce the space In search of blood buried beneath To exhume and consume The...