BEASTS OF ALUU (on the Aluu killings by Francis Achonu Egu)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="349"] Beasts of Aluu[/caption] I saw the video I saw their faces I heard the story I heard their grunts I reached for tears I reached for...
THE MAIDEN (by Ezebuike Temple)
[caption id="attachment_950" align="aligncenter" width="165"] The Maiden[/caption] Fair maiden of Ogbor A raft of green-tingled lashes I watched you drink from the cup of tattered dreams, And nibble at the food...
SUPPLICATION (prayer of a contrite heart by Jack Vince)
[caption id="attachment_939" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Supplication[/caption] Dear Lord I need you in my life – Not the edge of my sharp knife. What need have I for dope Since your word...
THAT GIRL…
[caption id="attachment_929" align="aligncenter" width="300"] That Girl...[/caption] She is the personification Of beauty in motion. She is the notes on the sheet That guides the drummer's beat. She is the scent...
WaZoBia NUTS (a Nigerian Satire)
[caption id="attachment_925" align="aligncenter" width="300"] WaZoBia Nuts[/caption] You that say Nigeria is but a map And call that we knife out borders – No more sisters and brothers! Here I'll brew...
IS THERE A BETTER TOMORROW? (by Moses Opara)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="355"] Is There A Better Tomorrow?[/caption] Sometimes, Rejection makes us feel worthless. Like all efforts are wasted And all hope lost. Yet, we try harder! Face painted...
THESE TEARS I WEEP! (a lamentation for Nigeria by Linus Okechukwu)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="223"] These Tears I Weep[/caption] I. These tears I weep… I weep not for myself, But for what my eyes have seen, And what my ears in...
MAY EDEN KNOW PEACE (a prayer for Nigeria by Owokere A. Etim)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="279"] May Eden Know Peace![/caption] May Eden know peace! May the source of all races see bliss. May the land where rivers meet Cry not of a...
TALE OF TALES (a drifting nation at 52)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Tale of Tales[/caption] I know the tales of the past But which one is true, I do not know. ... They said the white ones came...
52 YEARS! (by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)
Now you are 52 – Yesterday is past. We recall 1960; 1967-1970 still tell stories – Of course, no victor no vanquished. The sun sets at dawn, Children down with...