…AND THE STING OF ‘BROTHER’ WILL CEASE TO HURT by Joshua Levites
I never knew the word 'brother' Has an axe, Capable to tear the heart Apart. Until I tasted its wrath Through the grip of your tongue. Not that I was...
MR RACIST by Jesse Asonze
Recently had a chat with a racist Who wasn't shy to admit he was supremacist His words were filled with hate I pitied him because his hatred may never abate...
UNCEASING RAIN by Amao Williams Praise
Inscriptions of loss dwell in my punctured heart, Inconsolably my tears fall. Who will answer my crumbled call? Inscriptions of loss; written on my broken heart. The tears of the...
I AM THE REASON by Joshua Levites
I am the reason. The reason the breeze travels without ceasing. The reason the Sun smiles so early, Just for me to notice her beauty. The reason the moon gently...
DOZING BOY by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
In various angles – dozing boy looks for ease. [caption id="attachment_22961" align="aligncenter" width="1064"] DOZING BOY by Theophilus Femi Alawonde[/caption]
BON VOYAGE by Hannatu Adamu
Come, my child, did I hear you right? Come, sit tight, you give me a fright Your father, as you well know, left me out in the cold And right...
RHETORICS OF THE TENSED by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu
That who shall hitherto save our paling green And save our scares of soul When would our boredom hood Turn-on our daylight dream Who shall saviour our twilight wolves,redeeming our...
EVEN THE HEAVENS CRIED by Stanley Egeonu
Do you know even the heavens cried When your heart was hurt and pained When you fought, lost and again tried, Your garment torn and blood stained? Do you know...
BINYAVANGABRATION by Maxwell Onyemaechi Opia-Enwemuche
(For Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina) A generation will always stand still at some time Not for a person as he appears, but his words which light up any nation. You don’t...
EJIRO-OGHENE by Agele Ayo
I did fly Up, up, up the sky Giving a big lie That I won’t be back for a while. Ejjiroh She bent down so low To the bone, she...