LETTER TO SELF by Eseohe Ebhota Akoma
Dear self If you keep going backwards With the same people God has removed from your life You'll remain stuck No joy comes From being confused and unhappy Get rid...
DARK CLOUDS by Mfon Udoudo
Where do the clouds kiss the hills? When does dusk kiss the dawn? It's the point of the deals The point where they fawn Gently, slowly, the plant buds Morning,...
MRS. WOOBAG by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer
Call her Woobag! He wooed her to make her a bag Whose mouth has been gagged A slum bag filled with punches Wearied with abuses in bunches Despised punching bag!...
SHAWARMA AND I (end acrostic) by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
And so it was that I fell head over heelS, Not for a luscious soft-faced wencH, But for a white-cloaked sweetness called shawarmA, A thin bread wrap of meat, chicken...
PRISON S-21 (The Aljazeera Perspective) by Hannatu Adamu
About 17 thousand of us were taken Only seven of us survived The torture I was only a local mechanic But I was asked about my connections with the CIA...
TENIOLA by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
The beads around her waist; Tastes of sweetness on tongues, Sitting majestically on a throne, A throne of two seats. . Eyes saw and went sore, Hand wished and always...
IFUNAYA by Ololade Akinlabi
Show me the path to your heart There, in it I will keep my trust Journey to your maiden Paradise An eternal reminiscence that lingers..... Even long after my eyes...
MAMI by Amore David Olamide
There are words for her that I will tell to the ears of Aresa There are words for her that I will tell to the ears of Alara There are...
LIFE IS A CROOK by Oluwatoyosi Agbaakin
Life is a Crook Life is a crook and though you pour him drinks and fill his bed with feathers and whores. It's the uneven face of the sky it's...
OMUTI by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
We rested our barking backs On the wooden arm happiness, Happiness that will vanish At the sight of a fuming cigar. . We cracked cracking jokes, Those of Ajoke and...