DEATH IS BEAUTIFUL by Ijalusi Oluwatola Samuel
O Death, I salute you the pliable merciful herald who ushers one out and in, transiting between life and death. Seen as the end but negate breaking bodies down to...
I SMELL YOU ON MY FINGERS by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
yesterday i smelt you on my fingers as i tried to straighten my mustache triggering memories of where they’ve been the damp crevices traveled, in pairs and the sounds they...
PASSENGERS, TRAVELLERS by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu
Every passengers looking nice. As we travel by the way There were rights and wrongs response Every passengers with a choice We are journeying; going. The paunchy-Tommy man in the...
DO NOT LET IT by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
There's always something to wreck your day, something obstructive to mar your way, a thought to change blue skies to grey, If you let it. There's always something to spoil...
THE MISSING ANGEL by Stanley Egeonu
I pass by Catherine At the rail station She stood curiously Yet ready to go Whose tent she ought passing the weekend? It's friday And 10pm ticks my clock Often...
A SONG OF DESPAIR by Efe Ogufere
Echo remains where... Hearts used to beat Laughter filled the air Songs had wings Skies had rainbows Rivers held fish Mountains stood proud Trees danced a tune Winds blew the...
TIME TRAVEL by Tukur Ridwan Ishola
I As often, my mind absconds. But this time around, It sneaks into a future Where now and then Switch positions; Where all the plays and gays Become of the...
SLEEPING DOG by Morenikeji Oloye
You awoke in me what was best left unawoken, and it rose like a somnambulist to its doom - where you led! It's fully awake, recovered and in a thorough...
AFRICA: IN THE LIGHT OF GAGUT by Nnamdi Amasiatu
GAGUT - [God Almighty Grand Unified Theorem] Africa, my motherland and my rest My abode of homely deeds Carrying and harboring your children in your chest I am still yet to...
I AM DRUNK by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Tonight, I am solemnly drunk My mouth reeks with offending rifts - They called it alcohol, I call it drink. My head spins, Angels and demons warred in my stomach...