One hiss in China—a thousand mountains in Italy crumbles
Like a biscuit in the mouth of Death.
The World is on its knees
‘NATURE IS INJURED’ & ‘WHEN THEY ASK ME HOW I SURVIVED’ (two poems by Adeyeye James Oluwatobi)
each time darkness grabbed me by my wears I gave it to her & ran away naked…
I have learned to hide my grief grief inside lyrics of beautiful voices
A WORLD OF TWO LORDS (a poem by Ugochukwu Ohadoma)
We now have a world of two lords,
No man, no woman.
APHASIA (a poem by Kayode Adedoyin)
Darkness is a type of aphasia
That hinders me from pronouncing words the right way.
YOU MADE ME WHAT I AM
I AM A BIG TREE (a poem by El Sane Ken Silencer)
TO LOVE (a poem by Imelda Ugwuanyi)
thinks it’s “this”
She believes it’s “that”
They bring “this”
and put “that”
It never solved the puzzle.
PSYCHIC DISCORD (a poem by Thaalith Abubakar Gimba)
TO BE GOOD (a poem by El Sane Ken Silencer)
THIS CAGED BIRD SINGS (a poem by Theophilus Femi Alawonde)
this caged bird is a boy, who longed for life,
for love, for normality. teachers said he was arrogant,
that he could well hear you speak, but he won’t reply you
