LET ME THROUGH by Olutosin Ayodeji
Let me through the weary times When the wind will push the day When the night will cloud my tears When my lips will kiss again Let me through the...
THE DAY HOPE DIED by Omotayo Awoyemi
The day Hope died, It died on the street, it was speared by the thorns of roses. It's soul ascended with the scent of the bloom To the dreaded gate...
NEO-COLOMENTAL by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu
And the gods came Making three mountains one Striping the hood naked In the name of clothing Crudity in the name refining And the gods left For the godsons Neo-colomental...
A SONG OF COLOR by Efe Ogufere
I am the black, The humus deep within the earth, The life and succor to a dying seed The hope of a thousand souls that draw breath Melanin in tears...
IN LIFE by Eseohe Ebhota Akoma
People who are unkind; Always hit from behind; Don’t be blind; Otherwise you will be undermined. Expectations sadden us Loneliness drives us mad Victories gladden our hearts Evil thoughts make...
FOR AN UNSUNG HEROINE by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
for Lois .I. Alawonde, a multi-talented teen, who died of an unknown sickness, on the 11th of September, 2012. I write this as a song, for an heroine, unsung. She...
VIGIL by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
I held the hands of the night, Walking into ages, Through her present scent, Then she showed me all things. . Her hands were cold; Santa's snows, I shivered in...
A BIRD, A KITE OR A PLANE… by Bamas Sinach Victoria
It's a bird No, it's a kite Maybe it's a plane The plane that delivered cupid’s letter to my heart The heart that opened up for your love The love...
I AM NOT ALIEN by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
I’m not alien, I’m just different. Don’t you hear nature’s comment? “Variety is complement”. I might have different tongue. It doesn’t mean I am dung. Like you, I’ve a life....
THE ‘JOBLESS’ HOUSEWIFE STORY by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
Yea, you’re right and I’m wrong. What do I know about a busy day? I’m but a ‘house’ wife, I stay put where I belong. After a day long, I’ve...