THE INTRUDER by Ewuola Damilola Michael
I saw the mist kissing the mountains Stroking it gently with soft airy hands Whispering tales of love As the envious sun intruded. Reluctant to wake: The trees sweat—cold sweat...
HELP ME TELL HIM by Wakchin Nengak
Don't mind how sires will ask you to keep mute like they did in auntie's case. Mummy, if you see the civil brute I call 'Uncle' tell him of the...
BENEATH A MILLION ROSES OF PAIN by Oyelami Yetunde Elizabeth
Beneath a million rose of pain I'll find solace in our joy's gain I know my feelings cannot be vain I'll let my soul be uprightly sane So as not...
PARADOX OF CHOICE by Morenikeji Oloye
Lara has these hot eyes that melt everything on my inside. She’s got this figure that makes me crave for more of her. Her intellectual ability is so divine, I...
RED RIVER by Efe Ogufere
God, If thou be at all Be a blade Cut through it This cape of injustice Sober indifference Let it flow Blood- Trickle into the earth Threaten to form a...
OF THE FEUD BETWEEN CATS AND MICE (a poem in two parts) by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
WHAT KATIE HAD TO SAY It was a fine sunny day that an old giant cat came to where I lay she said, "Are you the Mister Theophilus that wrote...
PARALLEL LINES MYTH by Morenikeji Oloye
“Ada, that boy is not good for you!" Mama Ada lamented. “Aren't there enough beautiful Hausa maidens for you to make your choice?" Mustapha's brother interjected. “He's the one I...
FOOD MAP by Promise O. Idemudia
As thick as the cloud, In preparation for the descending Of the "egusi", showing your yellow Gowns of fangs with greenish spots Enriched with the various types Of stocked fish...
MY STRENGTH IS IN YOU by Adedokun Seyi
I am my own chariot and warrior Winning battles without collecting enemies' lots It is queasy If my quiver is full of breathless warriors What sound of gong is sweet...
SCARS by Mayor Jake
My heart is pegged with scars. Each scar, telling different tales. Beautifully bitter scars looking like gars That are made to live within the dales. I don't want to tell...