WHY by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
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OH AFRI-CA! by Godspromise Effiong
Let's talk Africa Don't stalk Africa Our battles are fought With religion in guise Let's talk pain Let's talk stain With so much fury Wards languish in penury Let's talk...
DON’T LOOK FOR GOD by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
God does not live in Bible pages Yes, your Koran cannot be his house He counts not rosaries, nor habits images Clanging bells and murdered cocks only arouse The owner...
POET OF THE WEEK: ‘POETRY IS MAKING MAGIC WITH WORDS’ – ADEOLU EMMANUEL ADESANYA
Adeolu Emmanuel Adesanya, author of ‘WHY ASK WHY’ (a poetry collection), has been writing for the past 15 years. His poetry has been published in several international anthologies and journals. Adeolu is...
KEEP CALM SOMADINA by Prince Nwachukwu
Your tears have heaped a deluge on the ground As your eyes have long known no sleep In counless nights have you kept awake like watchmen Wrestling with the wounds...
PORNOGRAPHY by Olawale Ibiyemi
We want to watch our mothers Clamber the hills of ecstasy And briskly touch ourselves in pursuit. The father without shame pummels His daughter with the rod Not meant for...
THEY WONT TELL YOU by Jerry Joel
They wont tell you the truth Even when you ask, they'll keep mute They wont tell you that the road was full of thorns And that defeat and futility battled...
OGERE by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu
Lie still you are In this coming and Going of chariots and their rides. If they please you, still, otherwise Lie still you are. The insight knows you It do...
THE HANDS OF LIFE by Akinkunmi Morountodun
Running slowly on track An athlete with many competitors Slowly in movement Faster than other competitors Master of Usain Bolt Time!!! A creature that counts Our days on earth No...
MY SLEEPING BEAUTY by Kenneth Onwuachu
I wanted to tell her that I loved her dimple The way the skin over her cheek folded in when she laughed Firing up emotions with motions so simple Like...